THYSANURAN is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. THYSANURAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THYSANURAN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THYSANURAN is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THYSANURAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
thysanuransChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THYSANURAN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in THYSANURAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THYSANURAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does THYSANURAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoologytechnical
A small wingless insect of the order Thysanura, such as a silverfish or bristletail.
A thysanuran is recognised by its flattened body, long antennae and the bristles at the tail end. Silverfish found in damp corners of houses are the most familiar thysanuran examples.
How THYSANURAN is used
Technical zoological term; the common names silverfish and bristletail are more usual outside science.
- The biologist identified the creature as a thysanuran living under the bark.
- A thysanuran darted across the damp bathroom floor.
- Every thysanuran lacks wings throughout its life.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THYSANURAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THYSANURAN
1 longer words begin with THYSANURAN.
Shorter words from the letters in THYSANURAN
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Common questions about THYSANURAN
- Is THYSANURAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THYSANURAN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THYSANURAN worth?
- THYSANURAN is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THYSANURAN mean?
- A small wingless insect of the order Thysanura, such as a silverfish or bristletail.
- What letters can be added to THYSANURAN?
- THYSANURAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of THYSANURAN:
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