POISONWOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. POISONWOOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POISONWOOD?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POISONWOOD is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POISONWOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
poisonwoodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POISONWOOD scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in POISONWOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 4 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POISONWOOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about POISONWOOD
- The letter O appears four times in POISONWOOD.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does POISONWOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
Any of several poisonous trees whose sap irritates the skin, especially a Florida tree of the cashew family.
Contact with poisonwood can cause a painful rash much like that from poison ivy. Hikers in Florida and the Caribbean are warned to learn its look and keep away.
How POISONWOOD is used
Used in botany and in regional guides to dangerous plants.
- Rangers marked the poisonwood beside the trail.
- He broke out in a rash after brushing against a poisonwood.
- The poisonwood has smooth bark and glossy leaves.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POISONWOOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POISONWOOD
1 longer words begin with POISONWOOD.
Shorter words from the letters in POISONWOOD
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Common questions about POISONWOOD
- Is POISONWOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POISONWOOD, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POISONWOOD worth?
- POISONWOOD is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POISONWOOD mean?
- Any of several poisonous trees whose sap irritates the skin, especially a Florida tree of the cashew family.
- What letters can be added to POISONWOOD?
- POISONWOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of POISONWOOD:
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