WALNUT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. WALNUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WALNUT?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WALNUT is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WALNUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
walnutsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WALNUT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in WALNUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does WALNUT mean in Scrabble?
noun
The wrinkled, edible seed of a large deciduous tree, or the tree itself, or its dark and handsome timber.
A walnut grows inside a hard shell wrapped in a green husk, and its kernel splits into two lobes that look a little like a small brain. The tree is also prized by furniture makers, who value its deep brown wood for tables, gun stocks and veneers.
How WALNUT is used
Applies equally to the nut, the tree and the wood, so context decides which is meant.
- She cracked a walnut between her palms and picked out the kernel.
- The old walnut by the gate drops its fruit every October.
- He bought a desk made of polished walnut.
- Chopped walnut gives the banana bread its crunch.
- A walnut shell can be used as a tiny boat in a child's game.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WALNUT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WALNUT
3 longer words begin with WALNUT.
Shorter words from the letters in WALNUT
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Common questions about WALNUT
- Is WALNUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WALNUT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WALNUT worth?
- WALNUT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WALNUT mean?
- The wrinkled, edible seed of a large deciduous tree, or the tree itself, or its dark and handsome timber.
- What letters can be added to WALNUT?
- WALNUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WALNUT:
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