DRIFTWOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. DRIFTWOOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DRIFTWOOD?
| 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 DRIFTWOOD is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DRIFTWOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
driftwoodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DRIFTWOOD scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DRIFTWOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DRIFTWOOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DRIFTWOOD
- DRIFTWOOD 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 DRIFTWOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
Wood that has been carried by water and left on a shore.
Driftwood is smoothed and bleached by waves and sun, and beachcombers collect it for fires and crafts. Artists turn it into sculptures and lamps. The word can also describe anything adrift and carried by circumstance.
How DRIFTWOOD is used
Driftwood is an everyday word for wood found along beaches and riverbanks.
- We gathered driftwood for the beach fire.
- A piece of driftwood lay at the tide line.
- The table was made of silvery driftwood.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DRIFTWOOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DRIFTWOOD
1 longer words begin with DRIFTWOOD.
Shorter words from the letters in DRIFTWOOD
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Common questions about DRIFTWOOD
- Is DRIFTWOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DRIFTWOOD, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DRIFTWOOD worth?
- DRIFTWOOD is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DRIFTWOOD mean?
- Wood that has been carried by water and left on a shore.
- What letters can be added to DRIFTWOOD?
- DRIFTWOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DRIFTWOOD:
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