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Is thread a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word thread is a Scrabble US word. The word thread is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is thread a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word thread is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

T1H4R1E1A1D2

Is thread a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word thread is a Words With Friends word. The word thread is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (3 found)

DEARTH,HATRED,THREAD,

5-letter words (17 found)

DATER,DEATH,DERAT,DERTH,EARTH,HARED,HATED,HATER,HEARD,HEART,RAHED,RATED,RATHE,TARED,THRAE,TRADE,TREAD,

4-letter words (35 found)

AHED,ARED,ARET,DARE,DART,DATE,DEAR,DRAT,EARD,EATH,HADE,HAED,HAET,HARD,HARE,HART,HATE,HEAD,HEAR,HEAT,HERD,RADE,RATE,RATH,READ,RHEA,TAED,TAHR,TARE,TEAD,TEAR,TEHR,THAE,THAR,TRAD,

3-letter words (29 found)

ARD,ARE,ART,ATE,DAE,DAH,EAR,EAT,EDH,ERA,ETA,ETH,HAD,HAE,HAT,HER,HET,RAD,RAH,RAT,RED,REH,RET,TAD,TAE,TAR,TEA,TED,THE,

2-letter words (17 found)

AD,AE,AH,AR,AT,DA,DE,EA,ED,EH,ER,ET,HA,HE,RE,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 102 words from thread according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of thread

thread

Alternative forms

  • thred (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English thred, þred, threed, from Old English þrǣd, from Proto-Germanic *þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European *treh₁-tu-s, from *terh₁- (“rub, twist”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Träid (“thread, wire”), West Frisian tried, Dutch draad, German Draht, Norwegian, Danish and Swedish tråd, and Icelandic þráður. Non-Germanic cognates include Albanian dredh (“twist, turn”). More at throw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θɹɛd/
    • (UK, US) IPA(key): [θɾ̪̊ɛd]
  • Rhymes: -ɛd
  • Hyphenation: thread

Noun

thread (plural threads)

  1. A long, thin and flexible form of material, generally with a round cross-section, used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string.
  2. A continued theme or idea.
    Synonym: topic
  3. (engineering) A screw thread.
  4. A sequence of connections.
  5. The line midway between the banks of a stream.
  6. (computing) A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.
  7. (Internet) A series of messages, generally grouped by subject, in which all messages except the first are replies to previous messages in the thread.
  8. A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark.
  9. (figurative) Composition; quality; fineness.

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Verb

thread (third-person singular simple present threads, present participle threading, simple past threaded or (archaic) thrid, past participle threaded or (archaic) thridden)

  1. (transitive) To put thread through.
    thread a needle
  2. (transitive) To pass (through a narrow constriction or around a series of obstacles).
  3. To screw on; to fit the threads of a nut on a bolt.
  4. (transitive) To remove the hair using a thread.

Derived terms

  • threaded (adjective)
  • multithreaded
  • thread the needle

Translations

See also

  • sewing needle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

  • thread on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Dehart, dareth, dearth, hatred, hetdar

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English thread.

Pronunciation

  • (Canada) IPA(key): /tʁɛd/
  • (France) IPA(key): /sʁɛd/

Noun

thread m (plural threads)

  1. (anglicism, computing) thread
  2. (anglicism, Internet) thread

Synonyms

  • (computing) fil d’exécution, processus léger
  • (Internet) fil de discussion, fil d’intérêt

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English thread.

Noun

thread m (invariable)

  1. (Internet) thread (series of messages)

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English thread.

Pronunciation

Noun

thread f (plural threads)

  1. (computing) thread (one of several units of execution running concurrently)

Source: wiktionary.org