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Threatener

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About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Rare · form of threaten

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

What does threatener mean?

verb

  1. pose a threat to; present a danger to

    “The pollution is endangering the crops”

    Synonymsendangerjeopardizejeopardisemenaceimperil

  2. to utter intentions of injury or punishment against

    “He threatened me when I tried to call the police”

  3. to be a menacing indication of something

    “The clouds threaten rain”

Definitions shown for threaten, the base form of threatener.

Is THREATENER 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 THREATENER worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
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Words With Friends

13 pts
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Wordfeud

13 pts
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NYT Crossplay

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

Words from the letters in THREATENER

Hooks for THREATENER

Add one letter to the front or back of THREATENER to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

threateners

Words that end like THREATENER

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

listenersharpenerbarrenerfastenergardenergoldenerrottenersullenerwoodeneroftenerserenereveneropener
All words ending in -ENER

Threatener: quick answers

Is THREATENER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. THREATENER is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is THREATENER worth?
THREATENER scores 13 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does threatener mean?
threatener is related to threaten, which means “pose a threat to”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in THREATENER?
You can make 242 shorter words from THREATENER, such as HEARTENER, HATERENT, REHEATER, THREATEN. See the full list.