BRAZILWOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 25 points
Yes. BRAZILWOOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 25 points in Scrabble and 27 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRAZILWOOD?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRAZILWOOD is to know. It scores 25 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRAZILWOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
brazilwoodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRAZILWOOD scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BRAZILWOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRAZILWOOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BRAZILWOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A dense red tropical wood, from which dye was once made and which is prized for violin bows.
Brazilwood comes from trees of the genus Caesalpinia and gave the country of Brazil its name. Its hard, springy timber is still sought by bow makers, while the dye trade that drove its early export has faded.
How BRAZILWOOD is used
Brazilwood is mentioned in the history of trade, in dye making and in instrument craft.
- Portuguese traders first came to the coast for brazilwood.
- The violin bow was carved from fine brazilwood.
- Overharvesting left the brazilwood forests thin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRAZILWOOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRAZILWOOD
1 longer words begin with BRAZILWOOD.
Shorter words from the letters in BRAZILWOOD
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Common questions about BRAZILWOOD
- Is BRAZILWOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRAZILWOOD, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRAZILWOOD worth?
- BRAZILWOOD is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRAZILWOOD mean?
- A dense red tropical wood, from which dye was once made and which is prized for violin bows.
- What letters can be added to BRAZILWOOD?
- BRAZILWOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BRAZILWOOD:
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