WIDOWHOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. WIDOWHOOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WIDOWHOOD?
| 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 WIDOWHOOD is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WIDOWHOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
widowhoodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WIDOWHOOD scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in WIDOWHOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WIDOWHOOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WIDOWHOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
The state or period of life of a woman after her husband has died and before she remarries.
Widowhood brings legal, financial and emotional changes. Historians study how different societies treated women in widowhood, as customs about property and remarriage varied greatly.
How WIDOWHOOD is used
Can also refer to a widower's state, though that is rarer.
- Her widowhood lasted more than thirty years.
- The novel describes the loneliness of early widowhood.
- Pensions eased the hardship of widowhood for many women.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WIDOWHOOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WIDOWHOOD
1 longer words begin with WIDOWHOOD.
Shorter words from the letters in WIDOWHOOD
Common questions about WIDOWHOOD
- Is WIDOWHOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WIDOWHOOD, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WIDOWHOOD worth?
- WIDOWHOOD is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WIDOWHOOD mean?
- The state or period of life of a woman after her husband has died and before she remarries.
- What letters can be added to WIDOWHOOD?
- WIDOWHOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WIDOWHOOD:
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