CANDLEWOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CANDLEWOOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANDLEWOOD?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANDLEWOOD is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANDLEWOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
candlewoodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CANDLEWOOD scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CANDLEWOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CANDLEWOOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CANDLEWOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
Resinous wood from certain trees or shrubs that burns well enough to serve as a torch or candle.
Where candles were scarce, people burned splinters of candlewood for light because the resin kept the flame alive. The same name is given to several different plants, including the ocotillo.
How CANDLEWOOD is used
Botanical and regional term.
- The campers lit a piece of candlewood to read by.
- Settlers gathered candlewood from the hillside.
- Candlewood burns slowly with a bright flame.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANDLEWOOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CANDLEWOOD
1 longer words begin with CANDLEWOOD.
Shorter words from the letters in CANDLEWOOD
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Common questions about CANDLEWOOD
- Is CANDLEWOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANDLEWOOD, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANDLEWOOD worth?
- CANDLEWOOD is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANDLEWOOD mean?
- Resinous wood from certain trees or shrubs that burns well enough to serve as a torch or candle.
- What letters can be added to CANDLEWOOD?
- CANDLEWOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CANDLEWOOD:
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