EARTHWARD is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. EARTHWARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EARTHWARD?
| 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 EARTHWARD is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EARTHWARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
earthwardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EARTHWARD scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EARTHWARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EARTHWARD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EARTHWARD mean in Scrabble?
adverb
Toward the Earth or toward the ground.
Earthward gives direction, usually from the sky or from space down to our planet. Writers pick it for falling objects and returning spacecraft. The form earthwards means the same, and earthward may also act as an adjective.
How EARTHWARD is used
Used in science writing and descriptive prose about things moving down toward the ground.
- The capsule turned earthward after the burn.
- Leaves drifted earthward in the still air.
- He cast his gaze earthward in shame.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EARTHWARD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EARTHWARD
1 longer words begin with EARTHWARD.
Shorter words from the letters in EARTHWARD
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Common questions about EARTHWARD
- Is EARTHWARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EARTHWARD, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EARTHWARD worth?
- EARTHWARD is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EARTHWARD mean?
- Toward the Earth or toward the ground.
- What letters can be added to EARTHWARD?
- EARTHWARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EARTHWARD:
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