EARLYWOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. EARLYWOOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EARLYWOOD?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EARLYWOOD is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EARLYWOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
earlywoodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EARLYWOOD scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EARLYWOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EARLYWOOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EARLYWOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The lighter, softer wood a tree grows early in each growing season.
Earlywood forms in spring when growth is fast, and its cells are large and thin-walled. It shows up as the pale band in each tree ring, next to the darker latewood. Carpenters and tree-ring scientists both pay attention to it.
How EARLYWOOD is used
Used in forestry, woodworking and dating trees by their rings.
- The earlywood in the pine was pale and soft.
- Each ring has a band of earlywood followed by darker wood.
- Wide earlywood shows a wet, mild spring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EARLYWOOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EARLYWOOD
1 longer words begin with EARLYWOOD.
Shorter words from the letters in EARLYWOOD
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Common questions about EARLYWOOD
- Is EARLYWOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EARLYWOOD, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EARLYWOOD worth?
- EARLYWOOD is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EARLYWOOD mean?
- The lighter, softer wood a tree grows early in each growing season.
- What letters can be added to EARLYWOOD?
- EARLYWOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EARLYWOOD:
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