throw

VERBNOUN /θroʊ/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH T

throw is a valid 5-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1H4R1O1W4
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 4 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING

What does throw mean?

VERB · 15 SENSES
1

Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation.

“throw the lever”

SYNONYMS
2

Utter with force; utter vehemently.

“throw accusations at someone”

SYNONYMS
3

Cause to fall off.

4

Make on a potter's wheel.

RELATED
5

Move violently, energetically, or carelessly.

BROADER
6

Propel through the air.

“throw a frisbee”

RELATED
7

Throw (a die) out onto a flat surface.

NARROWER
8

Convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture.

SYNONYMS
9

To put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly.

“throw the car into reverse”

10

Organize or be responsible for.

“have, throw, or make a party”

BROADER
11

Cause to be confused emotionally.

12

Put or send forth.

BROADER
NARROWER
14

Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly.

BROADER
15

Place or put with great energy.

SYNONYMS
NARROWER
NOUN · 5 SENSES
1

A single chance or instance.

“he couldn't afford $50 a throw”

2

Bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something.

3

Casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly.

“he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice”

4

The act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist).

“the catcher made a good throw to second base”

5

The maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam.

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