HARDWOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HARDWOOD 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 HARDWOOD?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HARDWOOD is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HARDWOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hardwoodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HARDWOOD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HARDWOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HARDWOOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HARDWOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
Dense timber from broadleaved trees such as oak, ash and beech.
Hardwood is prized for furniture and flooring because it wears well and takes a fine polish. The name is about the kind of tree, not always about toughness: balsa is technically a hardwood yet is very soft.
How HARDWOOD is used
Hardwood is common in carpentry, forestry and home-improvement talk.
- The table is made of solid hardwood.
- They laid hardwood flooring in the hall.
- Oak is the best-known European hardwood.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HARDWOOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HARDWOOD
1 longer words begin with HARDWOOD.
Shorter words from the letters in HARDWOOD
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Common questions about HARDWOOD
- Is HARDWOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HARDWOOD, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HARDWOOD worth?
- HARDWOOD is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HARDWOOD mean?
- Dense timber from broadleaved trees such as oak, ash and beech.
- What letters can be added to HARDWOOD?
- HARDWOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HARDWOOD:
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