The word thorn is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • thorn n. (Botany) A sharp protective spine of a plant.
  • thorn n. Any shrub or small tree that bears thorns, especially a hawthorn.
  • thorn n. (Figurative) That which pricks or annoys; anything troublesome.

22 valid words from 3 definitions

ANNOYS ANY ANYTHING BEARS BOTANY ESPECIALLY FIGURATIVE HAWTHORN OF OR PLANT PRICKS PROTECTIVE SHARP SHRUB SMALL SPINE THAT THORNS TREE TROUBLESOME WHICH

4 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

HO HORN OR THO

One word-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word.)

OH

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

NORTH

3 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

SHORN THORO THORP

3 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

HORN THON TORN

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

THORON

30 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

THORNS THORNY THORNED THORNIER THORNILY THORNING THORNSET THORNBACK THORNBILL THORNBIRD THORNBUSH THORNIEST THORNLESS THORNLIKE THORNTAIL THORNTREE THORNAPPLE THORNBACKS THORNBILLS THORNBIRDS THORNHEDGE THORNINESS THORNPROOF THORNTAILS THORNTREES THORNAPPLES THORNBUSHES THORNHEDGES THORNPROOFS THORNINESSES

17 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

ALTHORNS BETHORNS BETHORNED BOXTHORNS HAWTHORNS HAWTHORNY LANTHORNS BETHORNING BUCKTHORNS FIRETHORNS SHORTHORNS SLOETHORNS BLACKTHORNS HAWTHORNIER QUICKTHORNS WHITETHORNS HAWTHORNIEST

12 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

ALTHORN BETHORN BOXTHORN HAWTHORN LANTHORN BUCKTHORN FIRETHORN SHORTHORN SLOETHORN BLACKTHORN QUICKTHORN WHITETHORN

11 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A ANTHRO
+E HORNET NOTHER THRONE
+G THRONG
+O THORON
+S NORTHS THORNS
+W THROWN
+Y RHYTON THORNY

6 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-H RONT TORN TRON
-N THRO
-R THON
-T HORN

Scrabble scoring

  • 8 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 280 chance (0.36%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 1037 chance (0.10%).

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Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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