Is THREADBARE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THREADBARE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THREADBARE mean?
- adjective
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
“bromidic sermons”
- adjective
having the nap worn away so that the threads show through
“threadbare rugs”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
T (1) + H (4) + R (1) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + B (3) + A (1) + R (1) + E (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for THREADBARE
THREADBARE has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from THREADBARE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- barehead14
- breathed14
- breather13
- berthed13
- breadth13
- aberrated12
- rethread12
- threader12
- breathe12
- bathed12
- behead12
- herbed12
- bartered11
- adherer11
- earthed11
- hearted11
- reheard11
- bather11
- bertha11
- breath11
- abrader10
- berated10
- debater10
- hetaera10
- rebated10
- tabered10
- adhere10
- dearth10
- harder10
- hatred10
- header10
- heated10
- herder10
- thread10
- bathe10
- berth10
- rehab10
- thebe10
- rebater9
- abated9
- abrade9
- aether9
- barred9
- batard9
- beader9
- darbar9
- debate9
- hearer9
- heater9
- hereat9
- rather9
- rebred9
- rehear9
- reheat9
- tabard9
- aahed9
- ahead9
- death9
- hared9
- hated9
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