WREATHE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. WREATHE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WREATHE?
| 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: 66 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WREATHE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WREATHE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WREATHE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WREATHE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 187,144.
What stands out about WREATHE
- The same 7 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 WREATHE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To surround, cover or encircle something, or to curl and twist slowly like smoke.
Writers like wreathe for images of mist, smoke or garlands that wind softly around an object. It can also mean to twist flowers or leaves together into a ring, which is the original craft sense.
How WREATHE is used
Wreathe is common in descriptive and literary prose, often in the passive form.
- Morning fog began to wreathe the tops of the pines.
- They used ivy to wreathe the old stone gate.
- Smoke would wreathe the room whenever he lit his pipe.
- A smile seemed to wreathe her whole face.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WREATHE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WREATHE
The 7 tiles of WREATHE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with WREATHE
5 longer words begin with WREATHE.
Shorter words from the letters in WREATHE
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Common questions about WREATHE
- Is WREATHE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WREATHE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WREATHE worth?
- WREATHE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WREATHE mean?
- To surround, cover or encircle something, or to curl and twist slowly like smoke.
- What letters can be added to WREATHE?
- WREATHE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WREATHE:
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