LOGWOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LOGWOOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOGWOOD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOGWOOD is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOGWOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
logwoodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOGWOOD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LOGWOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,978 thousand.
What does LOGWOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A tropical American tree whose dark red heartwood is used to make dye.
Logwood once drove a rich trade, as its heartwood was shipped to Europe to dye cloth purple, blue and black. The colouring matter, haematoxylin, is still used to stain slides under the microscope.
How LOGWOOD is used
The word logwood names the tree, its timber and the dye made from it.
- Merchants shipped logwood from the coast of Honduras.
- The cloth was dyed black with logwood.
- A fence of logwood bordered the garden.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOGWOOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOGWOOD
1 longer words begin with LOGWOOD.
Shorter words from the letters in LOGWOOD
Common questions about LOGWOOD
- Is LOGWOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOGWOOD, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOGWOOD worth?
- LOGWOOD is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOGWOOD mean?
- A tropical American tree whose dark red heartwood is used to make dye.
- What letters can be added to LOGWOOD?
- LOGWOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LOGWOOD:
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