Is THROBBED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THROBBED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THROBBED mean?
Throbbed is a form of THROB.
- verb
pulsate or pound with abnormal force
“my head is throbbing”
- verb
expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
“The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it”
- noun
a deep pulsating type of pain
- noun
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
“he felt a throbbing in his head”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 8
T (1) + H (4) + R (1) + O (1) + B (3) + B (3) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 THROBBED
THROBBED 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 THROBBED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hobbed14
- hobber13
- hotbed12
- bother11
- dobber11
- robbed11
- dehort10
- berth10
- broth10
- throb10
- debtor9
- doeth9
- horde9
- beth9
- both9
- herb9
- bored8
- orbed8
- other8
- robed8
- throe8
- doth8
- herd8
- hoed8
- ohed8
- hob8
- bode7
- bred7
- debt7
- dobe7
- hero7
- hoer7
- thro7
- bob7
- doh7
- ebb7
- edh7
- hod7
- doter6
- trode6
- bore6
- bort6
- robe6
- bed6
- bod6
- deb6
- eth6
- her6
- het6
- hoe6
- hot6
- rho6
- the6
- tho6
- doer5
- dore5
- dote5
- redo5
- rode5
- toed5
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