BRIARWOOD is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 15 points
Yes for Scrabble. BRIARWOOD is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
b3r1i1a1r1w4o1o1d2
PlayableBRIARWOOD · 9 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept BRIARWOOD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.67
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful BRIARWOOD is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRIARWOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
briarwoodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRIARWOOD scores
Scrabble b3r1i1a1r1w4o1o1d2 15
Words with Friends b4r1i1a1r1w4o1o1d2 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in BRIARWOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRIARWOOD has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BRIARWOOD
1 longer words begin with BRIARWOOD.
Shorter words from the letters in BRIARWOOD
barwood13 warbird13 woorari10 arborio9 barrow11 borrow11 bordar9 braird9 briard9 barrio8 dowar9 abord8 adobo8 arrow8 bardo8 board8 boord8 braid8 broad8 brood8 dobra8 dobro8 dorba8 droob8 rabid8 wirra8 arbor7 barro7 booai7 briar7 ardor6 ardri6 aroid6 radio6 raird6 rorid6 bawd10 bawr9 bowr9 braw9
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Common questions about BRIARWOOD
- Is BRIARWOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BRIARWOOD is not in it.
- How many points is BRIARWOOD worth?
- BRIARWOOD is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BRIARWOOD?
- BRIARWOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BRIARWOOD:
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