DEADWOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DEADWOOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEADWOOD?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEADWOOD is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEADWOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
deadwoodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEADWOOD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DEADWOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 3 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEADWOOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DEADWOOD
- DEADWOOD begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DEADWOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
Dead branches on a tree, or people and things that are useless and only a burden.
Foresters cut deadwood to protect the living trees and prevent fire. In an office, deadwood is a blunt label for workers or old rules that no longer add value.
How DEADWOOD is used
Deadwood is used both for real timber and figuratively for needless staff or text.
- The gardener trimmed the deadwood from the old oak.
- The new manager planned to cut the deadwood from the team.
- Deadwood in the essay made it hard to follow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEADWOOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEADWOOD
1 longer words begin with DEADWOOD.
Shorter words from the letters in DEADWOOD
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Common questions about DEADWOOD
- Is DEADWOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEADWOOD, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEADWOOD worth?
- DEADWOOD is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEADWOOD mean?
- Dead branches on a tree, or people and things that are useless and only a burden.
- What letters can be added to DEADWOOD?
- DEADWOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DEADWOOD:
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