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Yes, thread is playable

...and is worth 9 points.

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"Thread" Definition

noun

A helical or spiral ridge on a screw, nut, or bolt.
A piece of such cord.
A thin strand, cord, or filament of natural or manufactured material.
Computer Science A portion of a program that can run independently of and concurrently with other portions of the program.
Computer Science A set of posts on a newsgroup, composed of an initial post about a topic and all responses to it.

verb-transitive

To connect by running a thread through; string: thread beads.
To machine a thread on (a screw, nut, or bolt).
To occur here and there throughout; pervade: "More than 90 geologic faults thread the Los Angeles area” ( Science News).
To pass (a tape or film) into or through a device.
To pass (something) through in the manner of a thread: thread the wire through the opening.

verb-intransitive

To form a thread when dropped from a spoon, as boiling sugar syrup.
To proceed by a winding course.

verb

To pass a thread through the eye of (a needle).
To arrange a thread, yarn, or lead-in piece in working position for use in (a machine).
To pass something through in the manner of a thread .
To pass (as a tape, line, or film) into or through something .
To make one's way through or between .

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