thurso
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 6
/ˈθʌɹzo/
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/ˈθʌɹzo/ · /ˈθʌɹso/ · /ˈθɜːɹsəʊ/ · /ˈθɜːɹzəʊ/
Definition of thurso
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
name
- A town in northern Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland.
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name
- A town in northern Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland.
- A river in Highland council area, Scotland.
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Etymology
From Old Norse Þórsá (“Thor's River”). The Norse is likely an adaptation of the Latin Tarvodubron from a Proto-Brythonic reflex of Proto-Celtic *tarwos (“bull”) + *dubros (“water”).
Words you can make from thurso
75 playable · top: ROUTHS (9 pts)
Best play rouths 9 points5-letter words
15 words4-letter words
31 words- HOST 7 pts
- HOTS 7 pts
- HOUR 7 pts
- HURT 7 pts
- HUTS 7 pts
- RHOS 7 pts
- RHUS 7 pts
- RUSH 7 pts
- RUTH 7 pts
- SHOT 7 pts
- SHUT 7 pts
- SOTH 7 pts
- THOU 7 pts
- THRO 7 pts
- THRU 7 pts
- THUS 7 pts
- TOSH 7 pts
- TUSH 7 pts
- ORTS 4 pts
- OURS 4 pts
- OUST 4 pts
- OUTS 4 pts
- ROTS 4 pts
- ROUT 4 pts
- RUST 4 pts
- RUTS 4 pts
- SORT 4 pts
- SOUR 4 pts
- TORS 4 pts
- TOUR 4 pts
- TROU 4 pts
3-letter words
18 words2-letter words
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