DOGWOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DOGWOOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOGWOOD?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOGWOOD is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOGWOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dogwoodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOGWOOD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DOGWOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,940 thousand.
What stands out about DOGWOOD
- DOGWOOD 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 DOGWOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A shrub or small tree of the genus Cornus, grown for its flowers, red stems and berries.
Dogwood is valued in gardens for spring blossom and bright winter twigs, and its hard timber was once used for small tools. Several different trees carry the name, so context matters, and one American species is the state flower of Virginia.
How DOGWOOD is used
Dogwood is a common plant name in gardening and nature writing.
- The dogwood bloomed white along the road in April.
- Red dogwood stems stand out against the winter snow.
- Craftsmen once carved skewers from dogwood.
- We planted a dogwood by the gate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOGWOOD and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOGWOOD
1 longer words begin with DOGWOOD.
Shorter words from the letters in DOGWOOD
Common questions about DOGWOOD
- Is DOGWOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOGWOOD, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOGWOOD worth?
- DOGWOOD is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOGWOOD mean?
- A shrub or small tree of the genus Cornus, grown for its flowers, red stems and berries.
- What letters can be added to DOGWOOD?
- DOGWOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DOGWOOD:
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