Thumbscrew

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:22 ptsWWF:25 pts10 letters

Definition of Thumbscrew

noun

A screw that can be turned with the thumb and fingers.
An instrument of torture used to crush the fingers.
A weakness that can be taken advantage of.
"Law 33: Discover Each Man's Thumbscrew ― Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power"

Anagrams of Thumbscrew

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "thumbscrew":

8-LETTER WORDS

butchers chetrums

7-LETTER WORDS

becrust becurst butcher butches cherubs chetrum cumbers mutches rectums stewbum wuthers

6-LETTER WORDS

berths besmut brumes brutes burets busher buster cherts cherub chutes cruets crumbs cruset crwths cubers+22 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "thumbscrew" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

pilliwinks

Rhyming Words

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