SAPWOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SAPWOOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAPWOOD?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAPWOOD is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAPWOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sapwoodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAPWOOD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SAPWOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 992,532.
What does SAPWOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
The soft, pale, living outer layers of a tree trunk between the bark and the heartwood.
Sapwood carries water and nutrients up the tree, so it is moist and prone to rot. It is usually lighter than the darker, harder heartwood inside it.
How SAPWOOD is used
Sapwood is a term of forestry and woodworking.
- The sapwood of the oak is much paler than its core.
- Carpenters often trim away the sapwood before building.
- Insects attack the sapwood first.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAPWOOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAPWOOD
1 longer words begin with SAPWOOD.
Shorter words from the letters in SAPWOOD
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Common questions about SAPWOOD
- Is SAPWOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAPWOOD, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAPWOOD worth?
- SAPWOOD is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAPWOOD mean?
- The soft, pale, living outer layers of a tree trunk between the bark and the heartwood.
- What letters can be added to SAPWOOD?
- SAPWOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SAPWOOD:
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