THREADBARE
16
Definition
Pronunciation: //ˈθɹɛdbɛə//
adj
- (figurative)"Welth and wyt, I say, be so threde bare worne, / That all is without measure, and fer beyonde the mone."
- (figurative)
- (figurative)"But with so many tired, lazy callbacks to its own threadbare catalog (including “Love Is Not The Answer,” a watery echo of the epic “I Believe In A Thing Called Love” from 2003’s Permission To Land), Hot Cakes marks the point where The Darkness has stopped cannibalizing the golden age of stadium rock and simply started cannibalizing itself."
- (archaic or obsolete) Of a person: wearing clothes of threadbare (sense 1) material; hence, impoverished, poor."Be gon, all Honeſty, / Thou fooliſh, ſlender, thredbare, ſtarving thing, be gon!"
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 10 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 16 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 16 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Yes
- Wordle
- No
- Words With Friends
- Yes
How many Scrabble points is the word 'THREADBARE'?
The word THREADBARE is worth 16 points in Scrabble.
T1
H4
R1
E1
A1
D2
B3
A1
R1
E1
Total: 16 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'THREADBARE'?
The word THREADBARE is worth 16 points in Words With Friends.
T1
H3
R1
E1
A1
D2
B4
A1
R1
E1
Total: 16 points
How many letters is the word 'THREADBARE'?
The word THREADBARE has 10 letters.
What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?
While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:
- B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
- H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
- L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
- V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
- J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends
Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.