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Is withers a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word withers is a Scrabble US word. The word withers is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is withers a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word withers is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

W4I1T1H4E1R1S1

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Yes. The word withers is a Words With Friends word. The word withers is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (3 found)

SWITHER,WITHERS,WRITHES,

6-letter words (14 found)

REWTHS,SWEIRT,SWITHE,THEIRS,TWIERS,TWIRES,WHITER,WHITES,WISHER,WITHER,WITHES,WRIEST,WRITES,WRITHE,

5-letter words (50 found)

HEIRS,HEIST,HIRES,ITHER,REIST,RESIT,REWTH,RHIES,RITES,SEHRI,SHIER,SHIRE,SHIRT,SHITE,SHREW,SIETH,SITHE,STIRE,STREW,SWEIR,SWIRE,SWITH,TEHRS,THEIR,THEWS,THREW,TIERS,TIRES,TREWS,TRIES,TWIER,TWIRE,WEIRS,WERSH,WHETS,WHIRS,WHIST,WHITE,WHITS,WIRES,WISER,WISHT,WITES,WITHE,WITHS,WREST,WRIES,WRIST,WRITE,WRITS,

4-letter words (61 found)

EISH,ERST,ETHS,EWTS,HEIR,HERS,HEST,HETS,HEWS,HIES,HIRE,HIST,HITS,IRES,REHS,REIS,RESH,REST,RETS,REWS,RISE,RITE,RITS,SEIR,SHET,SHEW,SHIR,SHIT,SHRI,SIRE,SITE,SITH,STEW,STIE,STIR,TEHR,TEWS,THEW,THIR,THIS,TIER,TIES,TIRE,TRES,TREW,TRIE,WEIR,WERT,WEST,WETS,WHET,WHIR,WHIT,WIRE,WISE,WISH,WIST,WITE,WITH,WITS,WRIT,

3-letter words (37 found)

EHS,ERS,EST,ETH,EWT,HER,HES,HET,HEW,HIE,HIS,HIT,IRE,ISH,ITS,REH,REI,RES,RET,REW,RIT,SEI,SER,SET,SEW,SHE,SIR,SIT,SRI,TES,TEW,THE,TIE,TIS,WET,WIS,WIT,

2-letter words (16 found)

EH,ER,ES,ET,EW,HE,HI,IS,IT,RE,SH,SI,ST,TE,TI,WE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 182 words from withers according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of withers

withers

Etymology

From dialectal English wither (“against”) (compare wither-) +‎ -s; see with. So-named because it is the part of the horse that pushes against a load. Compare German Widerrist (“withers”), from wider (“against”) + Rist (“wrist”).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɪð.ɚz/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɪð.əz/
  • Hyphenation: with‧ers

Noun

withers pl (normally plural, singular wither)

  1. The part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades; in many species the highest point of the body and the standard place to measure the animal's height. [from 1580]

Usage notes

Even in the plural, this noun refers to one object. The synonymous singular, wither, is less common.

Hyponyms

  • nape

Coordinate terms

  • scruff

Derived terms

  • fistulous withers
  • wither-wrung
  • wring one's withers

Translations

Further reading

  • withers on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

withers

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wither

References

Anagrams

  • swither, whister, wishter, writhes

Source: wiktionary.org