WOODBLOCK is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. WOODBLOCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WOODBLOCK?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WOODBLOCK is to know. It scores 21 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WOODBLOCK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
woodblocksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WOODBLOCK scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in WOODBLOCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WOODBLOCK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WOODBLOCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A block of wood carved for printing, a hollow wooden percussion instrument, or a wooden block used in flooring.
Printmakers cut an image into a woodblock, ink the raised surface and press it onto paper, a technique central to Japanese art. In an orchestra the same word names a hollow piece of wood struck with a stick for a dry, clicking tone.
How WOODBLOCK is used
Used in printmaking and music; context tells which sense is meant.
- The artist carved a landscape into a pear-wood woodblock.
- The percussionist tapped the woodblock to mimic a horse's hooves.
- Each colour in the print needed its own woodblock.
- The old museum floor was laid in oak woodblock.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WOODBLOCK and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WOODBLOCK
1 longer words begin with WOODBLOCK.
Shorter words from the letters in WOODBLOCK
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Common questions about WOODBLOCK
- Is WOODBLOCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WOODBLOCK, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WOODBLOCK worth?
- WOODBLOCK is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WOODBLOCK mean?
- A block of wood carved for printing, a hollow wooden percussion instrument, or a wooden block used in flooring.
- What letters can be added to WOODBLOCK?
- WOODBLOCK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WOODBLOCK:
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