BITTERWEED is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BITTERWEED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BITTERWEED?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BITTERWEED is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BITTERWEED
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bitterweedsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BITTERWEED scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BITTERWEED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BITTERWEED has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BITTERWEED mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanyNorth American
Any of several plants with a bitter taste or bitter sap, especially certain North American weeds of the daisy family.
Bitterweed is a loose folk name, so the exact plant depends on the region. Some kinds are known to taint the milk of cows that graze on them. Gardeners and farmers meet the name mostly in the American South.
How BITTERWEED is used
A regional plant name, common in farming and field guides; context tells which species a bitterweed is.
- The cattle avoided the bitterweed growing along the fence.
- Yellow bitterweed flowered across the pasture in late summer.
- Milk from cows that eat bitterweed can taste unpleasant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BITTERWEED and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BITTERWEED
1 longer words begin with BITTERWEED.
Shorter words from the letters in BITTERWEED
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Common questions about BITTERWEED
- Is BITTERWEED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BITTERWEED, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BITTERWEED worth?
- BITTERWEED is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BITTERWEED mean?
- Any of several plants with a bitter taste or bitter sap, especially certain North American weeds of the daisy family.
- What letters can be added to BITTERWEED?
- BITTERWEED takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BITTERWEED:
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