WRITHE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. WRITHE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WRITHE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WRITHE is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WRITHE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WRITHE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in WRITHE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What stands out about WRITHE
- The same 6 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 WRITHE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To twist and turn the body, usually from pain, distress or strong discomfort.
To writhe is to move with long, twisting, squirming motions, as a snake does or as a person does in agony. The word also covers emotion: someone may writhe with embarrassment at the memory of an old mistake. Older English used it for twisting an object, but that meaning is now largely gone.
How WRITHE is used
Often followed by in or with and the cause: writhe in pain, writhe with shame.
- The injured man began to writhe on the floor.
- I still writhe when I recall that speech.
- A snake can writhe free from a loose grip.
- She would writhe with impatience in long meetings.
- Smoke seemed to writhe up through the roof.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WRITHE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WRITHE
The 6 tiles of WRITHE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with WRITHE
5 longer words begin with WRITHE.
Shorter words from the letters in WRITHE
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Common questions about WRITHE
- Is WRITHE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WRITHE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WRITHE worth?
- WRITHE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WRITHE mean?
- To twist and turn the body, usually from pain, distress or strong discomfort.
- What letters can be added to WRITHE?
- WRITHE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WRITHE:
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