STICKWEED is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. STICKWEED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STICKWEED?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STICKWEED is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STICKWEED
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stickweedsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STICKWEED scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in STICKWEED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STICKWEED has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STICKWEED mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
Any of several weedy plants whose hooked or barbed seeds cling to clothing and fur.
The name stickweed points to the way the seeds stick to whatever brushes past them, which is how the plant spreads. Ragweed is sometimes given as an example of this kind of plant.
How STICKWEED is used
A regional plant name, heard mostly in North American talk about weeds and wild meadows.
- Burrs of stickweed covered the dog after the walk.
- He pulled the stickweed out of the field margin by hand.
- The hikers picked stickweed seeds off their socks.
- Stickweed grows thickly along the edge of the abandoned road.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STICKWEED and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STICKWEED
The 9 tiles of STICKWEED in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with STICKWEED
1 longer words begin with STICKWEED.
Shorter words from the letters in STICKWEED
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Common questions about STICKWEED
- Is STICKWEED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STICKWEED, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STICKWEED worth?
- STICKWEED is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STICKWEED mean?
- Any of several weedy plants whose hooked or barbed seeds cling to clothing and fur.
- What letters can be added to STICKWEED?
- STICKWEED takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of STICKWEED:
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