WOODWASP is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WOODWASP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WOODWASP?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WOODWASP is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WOODWASP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
woodwaspsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WOODWASP scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WOODWASP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WOODWASP has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WOODWASP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large wasp-like insect whose larvae bore into trees and timber.
Despite its fearsome look, the woodwasp cannot sting; the long spike at its tail is used only for laying eggs. Foresters pay attention to it because the grubs tunnel through felled logs.
How WOODWASP is used
Found in forestry, entomology and nature writing, usually about conifer woodland.
- A woodwasp landed on the stack of pine logs.
- Many walkers mistake the harmless woodwasp for a dangerous hornet.
- The woodwasp lays its eggs deep inside weakened trunks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WOODWASP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WOODWASP
1 longer words begin with WOODWASP.
Shorter words from the letters in WOODWASP
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Common questions about WOODWASP
- Is WOODWASP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WOODWASP, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WOODWASP worth?
- WOODWASP is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WOODWASP mean?
- A large wasp-like insect whose larvae bore into trees and timber.
- What letters can be added to WOODWASP?
- WOODWASP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WOODWASP:
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