WOODWORM is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WOODWORM 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 WOODWORM?
| 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 WOODWORM is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WOODWORM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
woodwormsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WOODWORM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WOODWORM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 2 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WOODWORM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WOODWORM mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
The wood-boring grub of certain beetles, or the damage these grubs leave in timber.
Tiny round holes in an old beam are the usual sign of woodworm. Buyers of period houses often ask for a survey to check for it.
How WOODWORM is used
Common in talk about old furniture, floorboards and roof timbers, mostly in British English.
- The surveyor found woodworm in the attic rafters.
- We treated the chest of drawers because of woodworm.
- Fine dust beneath the table was a sure sign of woodworm.
- Woodworm had ruined the staircase long before we arrived.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WOODWORM and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WOODWORM
The 8 tiles of WOODWORM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with WOODWORM
1 longer words begin with WOODWORM.
Shorter words from the letters in WOODWORM
Common questions about WOODWORM
- Is WOODWORM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WOODWORM, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WOODWORM worth?
- WOODWORM is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WOODWORM mean?
- The wood-boring grub of certain beetles, or the damage these grubs leave in timber.
- What letters can be added to WOODWORM?
- WOODWORM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WOODWORM:
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