GREENWOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. GREENWOOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GREENWOOD?
| 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 GREENWOOD is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GREENWOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
greenwoodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GREENWOOD scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GREENWOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GREENWOOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GREENWOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A forest or wood in full leaf, pictured as the home of outlaws in medieval tales.
The greenwood is the setting of Robin Hood ballads, where the trees offer shelter and freedom. In poems the word evokes a summer wood, bright and full of life.
How GREENWOOD is used
Found in ballads, poetry and romantic descriptions of forests.
- The outlaws vanished into the greenwood.
- Birdsong filled the greenwood at dawn.
- The old ballad tells of life in the greenwood.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GREENWOOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GREENWOOD
1 longer words begin with GREENWOOD.
Shorter words from the letters in GREENWOOD
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Common questions about GREENWOOD
- Is GREENWOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GREENWOOD, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GREENWOOD worth?
- GREENWOOD is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GREENWOOD mean?
- A forest or wood in full leaf, pictured as the home of outlaws in medieval tales.
- What letters can be added to GREENWOOD?
- GREENWOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GREENWOOD:
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