What THWARTS Means
THWARTS is a form of THWART, which means:
- noun: a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat
- verb: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of“What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
THWARTS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as T1 H4 W4 A1 R1 T1 S1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 63 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In THWARTS
101 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
6 letter words (5)
5 letter words (22)
HARTSRATHSSHARTSTARTSTRAWSWARTSWATHTAHRSTARTSTATHSTAWTSTHARSTHAWSTHRAWTRASHTRATSWARSTWARTSWATTSWHATSWRASTWRATH
4 letter words (39)
ARTSHARTHASTHATSHAWSRAHSRASHRASTRATHRATSRAWSSHATSHAWSHWASTARSTATSTAWSWATTAHRTARSTARTTASHTATHTATSTAWSTAWTTHARTHATTHAWTRATTSARTWASWARSWARTWASHWASTWATSWATTWHAT
3 letter words (26)
2 letter words (9)
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