TREAD is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TREAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TREAD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TREAD is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TREAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
treadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TREAD scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TREAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,841.
What stands out about TREAD
- The same 5 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TREAD mean in Scrabble?
verb
To walk on, over or along a surface, typically by placing one foot down after the other.
To tread somewhere is simply to walk there, but the word carries a slightly more careful or deliberate feel than plain walking does, as in tread carefully or tread lightly. It also names the part of a shoe sole or a tire that actually makes contact with the ground, since that surface is the one doing the treading. Gardeners and hikers use the verb often for paths and grass, warning that repeated treading can wear a track into ground that once had none.
How TREAD is used
Common in both literal descriptions of walking and in figurative warnings to act carefully.
- Please tread carefully on the wet floor.
- Visitors are asked not to tread on the flower beds.
- He had to tread lightly around the subject at dinner.
- Years of footsteps wore a path where people used to tread.
- The new tire had barely any tread left after the long trip.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TREAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TREAD
The 5 tiles of TREAD in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with TREAD
18 longer words begin with TREAD.
Words ending in TREAD
4 words end in TREAD. Useful as a back hook: play TREAD onto a word already on the board.
Words with TREAD inside
12 words contain TREAD in the middle. Words that start with TREAD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TREAD
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Common questions about TREAD
- Is TREAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TREAD, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TREAD worth?
- TREAD is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TREAD mean?
- To walk on, over or along a surface, typically by placing one foot down after the other.
- What letters can be added to TREAD?
- TREAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TREAD:
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