Thrust
/θɹʌst/
noun
- An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.
"Pierre was a master swordsman, and could parry the thrusts of lesser men with barely a thought."
- A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)
"The cutpurse tried to knock her satchel from her hands, but she avoided his thrust and yelled, "Thief!""
- The force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine.
"Spacecraft are engineering marvels, designed to resist the thrust of liftoff, as well as the reverse pressure of the void."
- The primary effort; the goal.
"Ostensibly, the class was about public health in general, but the main thrust was really sex education."
Total: 9 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Thrust"
Thrust is a 6-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "thrust" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Thrust" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "thrust" is a low-scoring word.