TWAT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. TWAT is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TWAT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TWAT is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TWAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
twatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TWAT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TWAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about TWAT
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 TWAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
offensiveBritish
A coarse term for the female genitals; also a general insult for a person.
Twat is old — recorded from the seventeenth century — and in Britain the second sense has very nearly swallowed the first: it is aimed at people far more often than at anatomy, and it sits well below the strongest word in the language. American speakers hear twat as harsher, partly because the personal sense never travelled with it.
How TWAT is used
Offensive in every register, though milder in Britain than the strongest terms. Described here, not recommended.
- The word twat was bleeped in the afternoon repeat and left in at night.
- A court accepted that twat shouted at an officer was abusive.
- Style guides differ on whether twat may be printed in full.
- Broadcasters rank twat below the strongest word and above most others.
- The dictionary marks twat as vulgar and cites a line from 1656.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TWAT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TWAT
The 4 tiles of TWAT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TWAT
10 longer words begin with TWAT.
Words with TWAT inside
22 words contain TWAT in the middle. Words that start with TWAT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TWAT
Common questions about TWAT
- Is TWAT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TWAT is not in it.
- How many points is TWAT worth?
- TWAT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TWAT mean?
- A coarse term for the female genitals; also a general insult for a person.
- What letters can be added to TWAT?
- TWAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TWAT:
Open TWAT in the Word Finder