CHICKWEED is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. CHICKWEED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHICKWEED?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHICKWEED is to know. It scores 24 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHICKWEED
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chickweedsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHICKWEED scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CHICKWEED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHICKWEED has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHICKWEED mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small, spreading weed with tiny white star-shaped flowers, common in gardens.
Chickweed grows quickly in cool, damp soil and is a familiar nuisance to gardeners. Its tender leaves are edible and were traditionally fed to poultry and cage birds, which is where the name comes from. Several related plants share the name.
How CHICKWEED is used
Chickweed is used in gardening and foraging talk, usually for the common weed Stellaria media.
- Chickweed had taken over the vegetable bed.
- She added fresh chickweed to the salad.
- The birds pecked eagerly at the chickweed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHICKWEED and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHICKWEED
1 longer words begin with CHICKWEED.
Shorter words from the letters in CHICKWEED
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Common questions about CHICKWEED
- Is CHICKWEED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHICKWEED, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHICKWEED worth?
- CHICKWEED is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHICKWEED mean?
- A small, spreading weed with tiny white star-shaped flowers, common in gardens.
- What letters can be added to CHICKWEED?
- CHICKWEED takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CHICKWEED:
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