WRITHEN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. WRITHEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WRITHEN?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WRITHEN is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WRITHEN
No single letter turns WRITHEN into another word.
How WRITHEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WRITHEN, 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 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does WRITHEN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
Twisted or contorted out of its normal shape.
This old participle form survives as an adjective for things bent by force or pain, and for antique silver and glass with spiral ornament. Modern writers pick writhen for a deliberately old-fashioned or gothic flavour.
How WRITHEN is used
Writhen is rare and mostly poetic or descriptive of twisted objects and limbs.
- A writhen root snaked across the path.
- The goblet had a writhen stem of old silver.
- His writhen features showed how much he suffered.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WRITHEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in WRITHEN
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Common questions about WRITHEN
- Is WRITHEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WRITHEN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WRITHEN worth?
- WRITHEN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WRITHEN mean?
- Twisted or contorted out of its normal shape.
- What letters can be added to WRITHEN?
- No single letter can be added to WRITHEN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WRITHEN:
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