throe
NOUN
/θroʊ/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH T
throe is a valid 5-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1H4R1O1E1
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING
What does throe mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Hard or painful trouble or struggle.
“a country in the throes of economic collapse”
BROADER
2
Severe spasm of pain.
“the throes of dying”
“the throes of childbirth”
BROADER
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