SEED is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. SEED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEED?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEED is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEED
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEED scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SEED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,713.
What does SEED mean in Scrabble?
noun
The small, hard part of a flowering plant from which a new plant can grow.
A seed contains a tiny embryo plant together with a store of food, wrapped in a protective coat, and it develops into a new plant once conditions of moisture, warmth, and light are right. Beyond gardening and farming, English also uses seed for the small beginning of an idea or feeling, and in sport for a ranked competitor placed apart from other strong players.
How SEED is used
Everyday word in gardening, farming, and cooking, with common figurative uses for the small beginning of an idea and for ranked players in a tournament.
- She planted a single seed in the small clay pot.
- The farmer stored last year's seed in a dry shed.
- A seed of doubt began to grow in his mind.
- The top seed easily won her opening match.
- Birds scattered the seed across the garden before it could sprout.
The small, hard part of a flowering plant from which a new plant can grow.
A seed contains a tiny embryo plant together with a store of food, wrapped in a protective coat, and it develops into a new plant once conditions of moisture, warmth, and light are right. Beyond gardening and farming, English also uses seed for the small beginning of an idea or feeling, and in sport for a ranked competitor placed apart from other strong players.
How SEED is used
Everyday word in gardening, farming, and cooking, with common figurative uses for the small beginning of an idea and for ranked players in a tournament.
- She planted a single seed in the small clay pot.
- The farmer stored last year's seed in a dry shed.
- A seed of doubt began to grow in his mind.
- The top seed easily won her opening match.
- Birds scattered the seed across the garden before it could sprout.
Written for this site: 2 meanings of SEED and 10 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SEED
The 4 tiles of SEED in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SEED
Showing 24 of 42 words that begin with SEED.
Words ending in SEED
Showing 24 of 33 words that end in SEED. Useful as a back hook: play SEED onto a word already on the board.
Words with SEED inside
Showing 24 of 38 words that contain SEED somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SEED are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SEED
Common questions about SEED
- Is SEED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEED, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEED worth?
- SEED is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEED mean?
- The small, hard part of a flowering plant from which a new plant can grow.
- What letters can be added to SEED?
- SEED takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SEED:
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