LEATHERWOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. LEATHERWOOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEATHERWOOD?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEATHERWOOD is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEATHERWOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
leatherwoodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEATHERWOOD scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in LEATHERWOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LEATHERWOOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LEATHERWOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A shrub or small tree whose bark is so tough and pliable that it can be used like cord.
The name leatherwood is given to several unrelated plants, most famously a North American shrub of damp woodland. Its flexible bark was once twisted into rope and thongs.
How LEATHERWOOD is used
In botany books leatherwood may name a North American shrub or a Tasmanian tree, so check the region.
- A leatherwood grew beside the stream in the shaded ravine.
- Settlers sometimes used the bark of the leatherwood as cord.
- The leatherwood bush bends instead of snapping in a storm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEATHERWOOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LEATHERWOOD
1 longer words begin with LEATHERWOOD.
Shorter words from the letters in LEATHERWOOD
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Common questions about LEATHERWOOD
- Is LEATHERWOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEATHERWOOD, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEATHERWOOD worth?
- LEATHERWOOD is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEATHERWOOD mean?
- A shrub or small tree whose bark is so tough and pliable that it can be used like cord.
- What letters can be added to LEATHERWOOD?
- LEATHERWOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of LEATHERWOOD:
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