Thorns

6 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of thorn, referring to sharp woody spines on plant stems or to persistent sources of irritation.

“She pricked her finger on the thorns of the rosebush.”

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Synonyms

pricklesspines spikes barbs

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Wordle

THR cluster followed by ONS, a reasonable guess given the common letters throughout

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points, the S hook makes it useful and THORN itself can be extended further

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Anagrams of Thorns

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norths

Words you can make from Thorns

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horns horst north shorn short snort thorn hont horn hors hort host hots nosh nots rhos rots shot snot sort thor thos tons torn

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