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Thornier

t 1h 4o 1r 1n 1i 1e 1r 1

About 3 syllables

adjective · 8 letters · Common · comparative of thorny

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does thornier mean?

adjective

  1. bristling with perplexities

    “the thorny question of states' rights”

  2. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

    “a horse with a short bristly mane”

    Synonymsbarbedbarbellatebriarybrierybristled

Definitions shown for thorny, the base form of thornier.

Is THORNIER a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is THORNIER worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
t 1h 4o 1r 1n 1i 1e 1r 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
t 1h 3o 1r 1n 2i 1e 1r 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
t 1h 4o 1r 1n 1i 1e 1r 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
t 1h 3o 1r 1n 1i 1e 1r 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in THORNIER

Words that end like THORNIER

Common words that share the ending -ORNIER, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

cornier
All words ending in -ORNIER

Thornier: quick answers

Is THORNIER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. THORNIER is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is THORNIER worth?
THORNIER scores 11 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does thornier mean?
thornier is the comparative of thorny, which means “bristling with perplexities”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in THORNIER?
You can make 174 shorter words from THORNIER, such as HERITOR, HORNIER, HORRENT, NORTHER. See the full list.