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Thorniest

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

About 3 syllables

adjective · 9 letters · Common · superlative of thorny

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

What does thorniest 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 thorniest.

Is THORNIEST 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 THORNIEST worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
t 1h 4o 1r 1n 1i 1e 1s 1t 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
t 1h 3o 1r 1n 2i 1e 1s 1t 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
t 1h 4o 1r 1n 1i 1e 1s 1t 1

NYT Crossplay

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

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

Words from the letters in THORNIEST

Words that end like THORNIEST

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

earliesteasiestfunniesthappiestheaviestsilliestbleariestbloodiestbrainiestbrassiestbrawniestbreeziestbubbliestcatchiestchalkiestchattiestcheeriestchilliestchoosiestchoppiestchubbiestchummiestchunkiestclammiest
All words ending in -IEST

Thorniest: quick answers

Is THORNIEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. THORNIEST is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is THORNIEST worth?
THORNIEST scores 12 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does thorniest mean?
thorniest is the superlative of thorny, which means “bristling with perplexities”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in THORNIEST?
You can make 576 shorter words from THORNIEST, such as HORNIEST, ORNITHES, THEORIST, THORITES. See the full list.