Is THRESHOLDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THRESHOLDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THRESHOLDS mean?
Thresholds is a form of THRESHOLD.
- noun
the starting point for a new state or experience
“on the threshold of manhood”
- noun
the smallest detectable sensation
- noun
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
“he stuck his head in the doorway”
- noun
the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
T (1) + H (4) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 17 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 THRESHOLDS
THRESHOLDS 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 THRESHOLDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- threshold16
- thresh12
- holsters11
- hostlers11
- dehorts11
- holders11
- shorted11
- sloshed11
- heths11
- holster10
- horstes10
- hostels10
- hostler10
- dehors10
- dehort10
- dholes10
- doshes10
- holder10
- hordes10
- horsed10
- hosted10
- reshod10
- sherds10
- shored10
- shreds10
- tholed10
- hehs10
- heth10
- oldsters9
- helots9
- horses9
- horste9
- horsts9
- hosels9
- hosers9
- hostel9
- hotels9
- others9
- reshot9
- sheols9
- shoers9
- shores9
- shorls9
- shorts9
- shotes9
- sloths9
- tholes9
- throes9
- toshes9
- dhole9
- doeth9
- herds9
- holds9
- holed9
- horde9
- hosed9
- sheds9
- sherd9
- shoed9
- shred9
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