NEEDLEWOMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. NEEDLEWOMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEEDLEWOMAN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEEDLEWOMAN is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEEDLEWOMAN
No single letter turns NEEDLEWOMAN into another word.
How NEEDLEWOMAN scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in NEEDLEWOMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEEDLEWOMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NEEDLEWOMAN
- NEEDLEWOMAN begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NEEDLEWOMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A woman who sews, or one who earns a living by sewing.
A needlewoman might make dresses, mend linen or stitch fine embroidery, and the word often suggests skill as much as occupation. It is an older term and is now replaced by seamstress or by the plain word sewer.
How NEEDLEWOMAN is used
Mostly found in historical and literary contexts.
- The needlewoman stitched the bridal veil by candlelight.
- She was known in the village as a gifted needlewoman.
- A poor needlewoman could barely live on the pay for piecework.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEEDLEWOMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NEEDLEWOMAN
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Common questions about NEEDLEWOMAN
- Is NEEDLEWOMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEEDLEWOMAN, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEEDLEWOMAN worth?
- NEEDLEWOMAN is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEEDLEWOMAN mean?
- A woman who sews, or one who earns a living by sewing.
- What letters can be added to NEEDLEWOMAN?
- No single letter can be added to NEEDLEWOMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of NEEDLEWOMAN:
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