PORKWOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PORKWOOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PORKWOOD?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PORKWOOD is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PORKWOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
porkwoodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PORKWOOD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PORKWOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PORKWOOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PORKWOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
The coarse yellowish-brown wood of a small tree of Florida and the West Indies, or the tree itself.
Several shrubby trees of the genus Pisonia carry the name porkwood, which refers to the soft, light-coloured timber. The word porkwood is mostly seen in botanical lists and old regional guides to timber.
How PORKWOOD is used
A botanical and timber term, found in regional plant guides.
- The porkwood in the hammock was a small, crooked tree.
- Carpenters seldom used porkwood because the grain was too coarse.
- A guide to Florida trees lists porkwood among the coastal shrubs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PORKWOOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PORKWOOD
1 longer words begin with PORKWOOD.
Shorter words from the letters in PORKWOOD
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Common questions about PORKWOOD
- Is PORKWOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PORKWOOD, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PORKWOOD worth?
- PORKWOOD is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PORKWOOD mean?
- The coarse yellowish-brown wood of a small tree of Florida and the West Indies, or the tree itself.
- What letters can be added to PORKWOOD?
- PORKWOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PORKWOOD:
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