HORNWORT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HORNWORT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HORNWORT?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HORNWORT is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HORNWORT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hornwortsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HORNWORT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HORNWORT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HORNWORT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HORNWORT mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A water plant with stiff, forked leaves that grows submerged in ponds and slow streams.
Hornwort has no true roots and floats beneath the surface, so aquarium keepers like it as a cheap oxygen source. The name is also used for a small group of liverwort-like plants with horn-shaped spore capsules.
How HORNWORT is used
Used in botany, pond care and aquarium shops.
- The pond was thick with hornwort.
- She added a bunch of hornwort to the fish tank.
- Hornwort drifts freely in still water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HORNWORT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HORNWORT
1 longer words begin with HORNWORT.
Shorter words from the letters in HORNWORT
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Common questions about HORNWORT
- Is HORNWORT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HORNWORT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HORNWORT worth?
- HORNWORT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HORNWORT mean?
- A water plant with stiff, forked leaves that grows submerged in ponds and slow streams.
- What letters can be added to HORNWORT?
- HORNWORT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HORNWORT:
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