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
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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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