LANDWARD is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. LANDWARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LANDWARD?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LANDWARD is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LANDWARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
landwardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LANDWARD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LANDWARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LANDWARD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LANDWARD mean in Scrabble?
adverb
In the direction of the land, away from the sea.
Sailors and coastal writers use landward to describe wind, waves or movement turning toward shore. It also works as an adjective for the side of something that faces the land.
How LANDWARD is used
Landward is used in nautical and coastal writing, as an adverb or an adjective.
- The boat turned landward as the storm approached.
- A cool breeze blew landward all evening.
- The landward side of the island is sheltered.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LANDWARD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LANDWARD
1 longer words begin with LANDWARD.
Shorter words from the letters in LANDWARD
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Common questions about LANDWARD
- Is LANDWARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LANDWARD, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LANDWARD worth?
- LANDWARD is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LANDWARD mean?
- In the direction of the land, away from the sea.
- What letters can be added to LANDWARD?
- LANDWARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LANDWARD:
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