LANCEWOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. LANCEWOOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LANCEWOOD?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LANCEWOOD is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LANCEWOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lancewoodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LANCEWOOD scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LANCEWOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LANCEWOOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LANCEWOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tough, springy timber from certain tropical trees, or any of the trees that yield it.
Lancewood was prized for archery bows, fishing rods and carriage shafts because it bends without breaking. In New Zealand the name also belongs to a native tree with long, narrow leaves.
How LANCEWOOD is used
Used for both the elastic wood and the trees themselves, in forestry and craft writing.
- The bowyer chose lancewood for its spring.
- A young lancewood grew beside the stream with its slender leaves.
- Shafts of lancewood were once fitted to light carriages.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LANCEWOOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LANCEWOOD
1 longer words begin with LANCEWOOD.
Shorter words from the letters in LANCEWOOD
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Common questions about LANCEWOOD
- Is LANCEWOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LANCEWOOD, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LANCEWOOD worth?
- LANCEWOOD is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LANCEWOOD mean?
- A tough, springy timber from certain tropical trees, or any of the trees that yield it.
- What letters can be added to LANCEWOOD?
- LANCEWOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LANCEWOOD:
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