DUCKWEED is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. DUCKWEED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DUCKWEED?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUCKWEED is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUCKWEED
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
duckweedsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DUCKWEED scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DUCKWEED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DUCKWEED has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DUCKWEED
- DUCKWEED 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 DUCKWEED mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A tiny flowering plant that floats in large numbers on still fresh water, forming a green layer.
Duckweed spreads fast in ponds and slow ditches, sometimes covering the whole surface like a green carpet. It is a favourite food of waterfowl, hence the name. Gardeners with a pond often have to skim it off by hand.
How DUCKWEED is used
Duckweed is used for the small floating plants of the genus Lemna on ponds and quiet water.
- The pond was green with duckweed by July.
- Ducks glided through the duckweed without a sound.
- He skimmed the duckweed off the water with a net.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUCKWEED and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DUCKWEED
1 longer words begin with DUCKWEED.
Shorter words from the letters in DUCKWEED
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Common questions about DUCKWEED
- Is DUCKWEED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUCKWEED, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUCKWEED worth?
- DUCKWEED is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUCKWEED mean?
- A tiny flowering plant that floats in large numbers on still fresh water, forming a green layer.
- What letters can be added to DUCKWEED?
- DUCKWEED takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DUCKWEED:
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