threadbare
ADJECTIVE
/θrɛd,bɜr/
10 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH T
threadbare is a valid 10-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1H4R1E1A1D2B3A1R1E1
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING
What does threadbare mean?
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse.
“repeating threadbare jokes”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
2
Having the nap worn away so that the threads show through.
“threadbare rugs”
SIMILAR
AT THE BOARD
Anagrams of threadbare
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