WOODRAT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WOODRAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WOODRAT?
| 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 WOODRAT 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 WOODRAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
woodratsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WOODRAT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WOODRAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 220,563.
What does WOODRAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A North American rodent that builds a large nest of sticks and collects odd objects.
The woodrat is famous for its habit of swapping a shiny item for the one it carries, which earned it the nickname trade rat. Its stick houses, called middens, can last for centuries, and scientists mine them for clues about ancient climate.
How WOODRAT is used
The word woodrat is used in natural history writing and is a name shared with the pack rat.
- A woodrat had piled sticks against the cabin wall.
- Researchers studied an ancient woodrat midden in the desert.
- The woodrat left a bottle cap in place of the spoon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WOODRAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WOODRAT
1 longer words begin with WOODRAT.
Shorter words from the letters in WOODRAT
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Common questions about WOODRAT
- Is WOODRAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WOODRAT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WOODRAT worth?
- WOODRAT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WOODRAT mean?
- A North American rodent that builds a large nest of sticks and collects odd objects.
- What letters can be added to WOODRAT?
- WOODRAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WOODRAT:
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