MILKWORT is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. MILKWORT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MILKWORT?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MILKWORT is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MILKWORT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
milkwortsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MILKWORT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MILKWORT, 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 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MILKWORT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MILKWORT
- All 8 letters of MILKWORT are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MILKWORT mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A small wildflower of the genus Polygala, with blue, pink or white blooms.
Milkwort grows on chalk grassland and heaths, and the name reflects an old belief that it boosted milk in nursing mothers and cows. The flowers are small but unusually intricate.
How MILKWORT is used
Milkwort is a botanical and gardening word for any species of Polygala.
- We found blue milkwort growing on the downs.
- The milkwort was once fed to cows to improve their milk.
- A tiny milkwort flower nestled in the short grass.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MILKWORT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MILKWORT
1 longer words begin with MILKWORT.
Shorter words from the letters in MILKWORT
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Common questions about MILKWORT
- Is MILKWORT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MILKWORT, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MILKWORT worth?
- MILKWORT is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MILKWORT mean?
- A small wildflower of the genus Polygala, with blue, pink or white blooms.
- What letters can be added to MILKWORT?
- MILKWORT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MILKWORT:
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