SHITTIMWOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. SHITTIMWOOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHITTIMWOOD?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHITTIMWOOD is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHITTIMWOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shittimwoodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHITTIMWOOD scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SHITTIMWOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHITTIMWOOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SHITTIMWOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaichistorical
The hard wood of a desert acacia tree, named in the Bible as the material for the ark and parts of the tabernacle.
Biblical translations mention shittimwood for the ark of the covenant, tables and poles. Scholars connect it to acacia trees growing in the Sinai desert. The word is almost never heard outside religious writing and word lists.
How SHITTIMWOOD is used
Found chiefly in older Bible translations and religious texts.
- The ark was built of shittimwood overlaid with gold.
- Poles of shittimwood carried the table through the desert.
- Old translations of the Bible often mention shittimwood.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHITTIMWOOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHITTIMWOOD
1 longer words begin with SHITTIMWOOD.
Shorter words from the letters in SHITTIMWOOD
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Common questions about SHITTIMWOOD
- Is SHITTIMWOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHITTIMWOOD, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHITTIMWOOD worth?
- SHITTIMWOOD is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHITTIMWOOD mean?
- The hard wood of a desert acacia tree, named in the Bible as the material for the ark and parts of the tabernacle.
- What letters can be added to SHITTIMWOOD?
- SHITTIMWOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SHITTIMWOOD:
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