LATEWOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LATEWOOD 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 LATEWOOD?
| 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 LATEWOOD is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LATEWOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
latewoodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LATEWOOD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LATEWOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LATEWOOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LATEWOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
The denser wood a tree grows late in the season, forming the dark part of each growth ring.
In a cut trunk the latewood shows as the darker band at the edge of each year of growth. It is harder and heavier than the earlier, paler wood. Foresters count the rings to read a tree age.
How LATEWOOD is used
Used in forestry and carpentry for the dark outer part of an annual ring.
- The dark latewood stood out clearly in the sawn plank.
- Strong latewood makes the timber more durable.
- A thin band of latewood showed a dry year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LATEWOOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LATEWOOD
1 longer words begin with LATEWOOD.
Shorter words from the letters in LATEWOOD
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Common questions about LATEWOOD
- Is LATEWOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LATEWOOD, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LATEWOOD worth?
- LATEWOOD is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LATEWOOD mean?
- The denser wood a tree grows late in the season, forming the dark part of each growth ring.
- What letters can be added to LATEWOOD?
- LATEWOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LATEWOOD:
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