THREATEN — 8 letter word
threaten
The word threaten has 8 letters: T, H, R, E, A, T, E, N. It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Threaten has 1 anagram: haterent. As a verb, it means "to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:'He threatened me when I tried to call the police'".
8 letter word "threaten": T H R E A T E N — verb
Scrabble score: 11 Words With Friends score: 11
Letter analysis of threaten
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| T | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| H | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
3 vowels, 5 consonants, 6 unique letters
Definition of threaten
verb
- to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:'He threatened me when I tried to call the police'
- to be a menacing indication of something:'The clouds threaten rain' "Danger threatens"
- pose a threat to Synonyms: peril
Anagrams of threaten(1)
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