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Is thrift a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word thrift is a Scrabble US word. The word thrift is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is thrift a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word thrift is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

T1H4R1I1F4T1

Is thrift a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word thrift is a Words With Friends word. The word thrift is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

T1H3R1I1F4T1

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6-letter words (1 found)

THRIFT,

5-letter words (3 found)

FIRTH,FRITH,FRITT,

4-letter words (6 found)

FITT,FRIT,RIFT,RITT,THIR,TIFT,

3-letter words (6 found)

FIR,FIT,HIT,RIF,RIT,TIT,

2-letter words (4 found)

HI,IF,IT,TI,

You can make 20 words from thrift according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of thrift

thrift

Etymology

From Middle English thrift, thryfte, þrift, from Old Norse þrift (“thriving condition, prosperity”). Equivalent to thrive +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: thrĭft, IPA(key): /θɹɪft/
  • Rhymes: -ɪft

Wikispecies

Noun

thrift (countable and uncountable, plural thrifts)

  1. (uncountable) The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money).
  2. (countable, US) A savings bank.
    Usually, home mortgages are obtained from thrifts.
  3. (countable) Any of various plants of the genus Armeria, particularly Armeria maritima.
  4. (obsolete) Success and advance in the acquisition of property; increase of worldly goods; gain; prosperity; profit.
  5. (obsolete) Vigorous growth, as of a plant.

Synonyms

  • (characteristic of using a minimum of something): frugality

Antonyms

  • spendthrift

Derived terms

  • paradox of thrift
  • prickly thrift
  • thrifty
  • thrift shop
  • thrift store

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Verb

thrift (third-person singular simple present thrifts, present participle thrifting, simple past and past participle thrifted)

  1. (transitive) To obtain from a thrift shop.

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Source: wiktionary.org