TOOTHWORT is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. TOOTHWORT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOOTHWORT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOOTHWORT is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOOTHWORT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
toothwortsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOOTHWORT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TOOTHWORT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 3 | 6 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TOOTHWORT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TOOTHWORT
- TOOTHWORT begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TOOTHWORT mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A plant whose rootstock or scales look like teeth, such as the pale parasitic species found under hazel and beech.
The European toothwort has no green leaves and lives off tree roots, with rows of tooth-like scales on its underground stem. The name is also given to some North American herbs of the cabbage family.
How TOOTHWORT is used
Used in botany and wildflower guides.
- We found a patch of toothwort under the old hazel trees.
- The pale toothwort flowers appear in early spring.
- A toothwort grows without any green leaves of its own.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOOTHWORT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TOOTHWORT
1 longer words begin with TOOTHWORT.
Shorter words from the letters in TOOTHWORT
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Common questions about TOOTHWORT
- Is TOOTHWORT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOOTHWORT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOOTHWORT worth?
- TOOTHWORT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOOTHWORT mean?
- A plant whose rootstock or scales look like teeth, such as the pale parasitic species found under hazel and beech.
- What letters can be added to TOOTHWORT?
- TOOTHWORT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TOOTHWORT:
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