LADYHOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. LADYHOOD 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 LADYHOOD?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LADYHOOD is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LADYHOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ladyhoodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LADYHOOD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LADYHOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LADYHOOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LADYHOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
The state or character of being a lady.
Ladyhood stresses the manners and bearing once expected of a well-bred woman. It now appears mostly in older novels or in jokes about old-fashioned etiquette.
How LADYHOOD is used
Dated and literary; seen in older novels.
- The novel praised her ladyhood and grace.
- She treated ladyhood as a matter of courtesy, not wealth.
- Her ladyhood showed in every small kindness.
- The school taught girls the arts of ladyhood.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LADYHOOD and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LADYHOOD
1 longer words begin with LADYHOOD.
Shorter words from the letters in LADYHOOD
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Common questions about LADYHOOD
- Is LADYHOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LADYHOOD, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LADYHOOD worth?
- LADYHOOD is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LADYHOOD mean?
- The state or character of being a lady.
- What letters can be added to LADYHOOD?
- LADYHOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LADYHOOD:
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