What does THREATEN mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈθrɛtən/
Letters
8
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends score
11
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

verb

  1. pose a threat to; present a danger to“The pollution is endangering the crops”
  2. to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:“He threatened me when I tried to call the police”
  3. to be a menacing indication of something:“The clouds threaten rain”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

threatens12

Anagrams of THREATEN

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

Words inside THREATEN

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

earth8 enter5 heart8 there8 three8 treat5 hate7 hear7 heat7 here7 near4 rate4 than7that7then7 tree4 are3 art3 eat3 era3 her6net3 ran3tea3 ten3 the6an2at2 he5 re2

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Questions

Is THREATEN a valid word in word games?

THREATEN 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 THREATEN worth?

THREATEN is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 11 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from THREATEN?

146 other words, including THE, THAT, ARE and AT.