What does THEME mean?

Pronunciation
/θim/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
10
Words With Friends score
10
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. the subject matter of a conversation or discussion“he didn't want to discuss that subject”
  2. a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work“it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme”
  3. (music) melodic subject of a musical composition“the theme is announced in the first measures”
  4. an essay (especially one written as an assignment)“he got an A on his composition”
  5. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed“thematic vowels are part of the stem”

verb

  1. provide with a particular theme or motive“the restaurant often themes its menus”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

themed12themes11theming13

Anagrams of THEME

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside THEME

20 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

heme9meet6 mete6meth9 teem6thee7them9eme5eth6hem8het6met5tee3 the6eh5em4 et2he5 hm7 me4

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Questions

Is THEME a valid word in word games?

THEME is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is THEME worth?

THEME is worth 10 points with Scrabble letter values and 10 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from THEME?

20 other words, including THE, HE, ME and THEM.