SILKWEED is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SILKWEED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SILKWEED?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SILKWEED is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SILKWEED
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
silkweedsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SILKWEED scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SILKWEED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SILKWEED has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SILKWEED mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A plant of the milkweed group whose seed pods split open to release seeds carried on soft, silky tufts.
Silkweed is a plain alternative label for milkweed, and gardeners tend to meet it in North American meadows. The name points to the fluffy fibres that carry the seeds away on the wind.
How SILKWEED is used
Found in botanical and gardening writing as a folk name for milkweeds.
- The silkweed along the fence burst its pods in October.
- Children blew the downy seeds of the silkweed across the field.
- A patch of silkweed attracted monarch butterflies all summer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SILKWEED and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SILKWEED
1 longer words begin with SILKWEED.
Shorter words from the letters in SILKWEED
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Common questions about SILKWEED
- Is SILKWEED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SILKWEED, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SILKWEED worth?
- SILKWEED is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SILKWEED mean?
- A plant of the milkweed group whose seed pods split open to release seeds carried on soft, silky tufts.
- What letters can be added to SILKWEED?
- SILKWEED takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SILKWEED:
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