IRONWOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. IRONWOOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IRONWOOD?
| 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 IRONWOOD is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IRONWOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ironwoodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IRONWOOD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in IRONWOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IRONWOOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IRONWOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
Any of several trees with extremely hard, heavy wood, or the wood itself.
Ironwood is a name shared by many unrelated species, such as hornbeam and certain tropical trees. All are prized for timber that is dense enough to resist wear. Carvers like ironwood for tools and sculptures.
How IRONWOOD is used
Ironwood is used for dense timber trees and for the wood they give.
- The handle was cut from ironwood.
- An ironwood tree shaded the path.
- Ironwood sinks in water because it is so dense.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IRONWOOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IRONWOOD
1 longer words begin with IRONWOOD.
Shorter words from the letters in IRONWOOD
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Common questions about IRONWOOD
- Is IRONWOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IRONWOOD, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IRONWOOD worth?
- IRONWOOD is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IRONWOOD mean?
- Any of several trees with extremely hard, heavy wood, or the wood itself.
- What letters can be added to IRONWOOD?
- IRONWOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of IRONWOOD:
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