MILKWEED is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. MILKWEED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MILKWEED?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MILKWEED is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MILKWEED
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
milkweedsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MILKWEED scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MILKWEED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MILKWEED has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MILKWEED mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A plant with milky sap and seeds carried on silky down, often visited by butterflies.
Milkweed is the sole food of monarch caterpillars, so gardeners plant it to help the butterflies. The sticky white juice gives the plant its name and makes it unpleasant for most grazing animals.
How MILKWEED is used
Used in gardening, ecology and nature writing.
- Monarch caterpillars feed on milkweed.
- Pods of milkweed split open in the autumn.
- She planted milkweed along the fence.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MILKWEED and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MILKWEED
1 longer words begin with MILKWEED.
Shorter words from the letters in MILKWEED
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Common questions about MILKWEED
- Is MILKWEED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MILKWEED, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MILKWEED worth?
- MILKWEED is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MILKWEED mean?
- A plant with milky sap and seeds carried on silky down, often visited by butterflies.
- What letters can be added to MILKWEED?
- MILKWEED takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MILKWEED:
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