BOXWOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. BOXWOOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOXWOOD?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOXWOOD is to know. It scores 20 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOXWOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
boxwoodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOXWOOD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BOXWOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 17,866 thousand.
What does BOXWOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
The hard, fine-grained yellow wood of the box tree, or the evergreen shrub that yields it.
Boxwood is prized by carvers because it is dense enough to hold sharp detail. Gardeners know the same plant as a clipped hedge, and craftsmen once made chess pieces and engraving blocks from its timber.
How BOXWOOD is used
Boxwood names both the wood and the shrub, depending on context.
- The flute was turned from a single piece of boxwood.
- A low boxwood hedge lined the garden path.
- Boxwood blocks were used for fine wood engraving.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOXWOOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BOXWOOD
The 7 tiles of BOXWOOD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BOXWOOD
1 longer words begin with BOXWOOD.
Shorter words from the letters in BOXWOOD
Common questions about BOXWOOD
- Is BOXWOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOXWOOD, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOXWOOD worth?
- BOXWOOD is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOXWOOD mean?
- The hard, fine-grained yellow wood of the box tree, or the evergreen shrub that yields it.
- What letters can be added to BOXWOOD?
- BOXWOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BOXWOOD:
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