WOODHEN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. WOODHEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WOODHEN?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WOODHEN is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WOODHEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
woodhensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WOODHEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WOODHEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 496,266.
What does WOODHEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
New Zealand
A woodland bird, especially the weka, a flightless rail of New Zealand.
The woodhen lives on the ground and relies on its legs and sharp bill since it cannot fly. The name has also been used for similar rails on islands of the Pacific.
How WOODHEN is used
The word woodhen is another name for the weka in New Zealand English.
- A woodhen darted across the forest path.
- The woodhen is curious and will steal shiny objects from campsites.
- We heard the call of a woodhen at dawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WOODHEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WOODHEN
The 7 tiles of WOODHEN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with WOODHEN
1 longer words begin with WOODHEN.
Shorter words from the letters in WOODHEN
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Common questions about WOODHEN
- Is WOODHEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WOODHEN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WOODHEN worth?
- WOODHEN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WOODHEN mean?
- A woodland bird, especially the weka, a flightless rail of New Zealand.
- What letters can be added to WOODHEN?
- WOODHEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WOODHEN:
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