WETLAND is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WETLAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WETLAND?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WETLAND is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WETLAND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wetlandsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WETLAND scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WETLAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does WETLAND mean in Scrabble?
noun
An area of land that is saturated with water, such as a marsh or swamp.
A wetland acts like a sponge, soaking up floodwater and filtering pollutants before they reach rivers. It also shelters birds, frogs and rare plants, which is why drainage schemes now meet strong opposition from conservation groups.
How WETLAND is used
The word wetland is used in ecology and planning, in both the singular and the plural.
- The reserve protects a rare wetland on the coast.
- Herons feed in the wetland at dawn.
- The council banned building on the wetland.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WETLAND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WETLAND
1 longer words begin with WETLAND.
Shorter words from the letters in WETLAND
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Common questions about WETLAND
- Is WETLAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WETLAND, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WETLAND worth?
- WETLAND is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WETLAND mean?
- An area of land that is saturated with water, such as a marsh or swamp.
- What letters can be added to WETLAND?
- WETLAND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WETLAND:
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