HORNBEAM is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HORNBEAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HORNBEAM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HORNBEAM is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HORNBEAM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hornbeamsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HORNBEAM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HORNBEAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HORNBEAM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HORNBEAM
- All 8 letters of HORNBEAM are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HORNBEAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A deciduous tree of the genus Carpinus with smooth grey bark, toothed leaves and very hard, pale wood.
Foresters value hornbeam for timber so dense that it was once shaped into tool handles and cogs. The tree also takes well to clipping, which makes it a favourite for formal hedges. Its seeds hang in papery wings that spin down in autumn.
How HORNBEAM is used
It is used in forestry, gardening and woodworking, for both the living tree and its timber.
- A tall hornbeam shaded the end of the lane.
- The gardener trimmed the hornbeam hedge in late summer.
- Butchers once preferred a hornbeam block for chopping.
- Hornbeam wood is so hard that it can blunt a plane.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HORNBEAM and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HORNBEAM
1 longer words begin with HORNBEAM.
Shorter words from the letters in HORNBEAM
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Common questions about HORNBEAM
- Is HORNBEAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HORNBEAM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HORNBEAM worth?
- HORNBEAM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HORNBEAM mean?
- A deciduous tree of the genus Carpinus with smooth grey bark, toothed leaves and very hard, pale wood.
- What letters can be added to HORNBEAM?
- HORNBEAM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HORNBEAM:
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