TORCHWOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. TORCHWOOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TORCHWOOD?
| 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 TORCHWOOD is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TORCHWOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
torchwoodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TORCHWOOD scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TORCHWOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TORCHWOOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TORCHWOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
Resinous wood from various tropical trees that burns well and was once used to make torches.
Torchwood names both the fuel and several trees, notably small trees of Florida and the Caribbean, whose oily timber catches fire easily. The word is a plain compound: wood good enough for a torch.
How TORCHWOOD is used
Used in botany and in older accounts of the West Indies.
- Islanders once burned torchwood to light their evening walks.
- The torchwood tree grows in coastal thickets.
- Hard torchwood was cut for fence posts and fuel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TORCHWOOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TORCHWOOD
1 longer words begin with TORCHWOOD.
Shorter words from the letters in TORCHWOOD
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Common questions about TORCHWOOD
- Is TORCHWOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TORCHWOOD, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TORCHWOOD worth?
- TORCHWOOD is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TORCHWOOD mean?
- Resinous wood from various tropical trees that burns well and was once used to make torches.
- What letters can be added to TORCHWOOD?
- TORCHWOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TORCHWOOD:
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