WOOMERA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. WOOMERA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WOOMERA?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WOOMERA is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WOOMERA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
woomerasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WOOMERA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WOOMERA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 220,563.
What does WOOMERA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australian
A notched wooden stick used by Aboriginal Australians to throw a spear with extra force.
The woomera works like an extension of the thrower arm, giving the spear more speed than the hand alone could. In word games it is a handy vowel-heavy play, and its spelling has close relatives that are scored separately.
How WOOMERA is used
Woomera appears in writing about Aboriginal Australian tools and hunting.
- The museum displayed a carved woomera beside a long spear.
- With a flick of the woomera, he sent the spear far across the clearing.
- A woomera hooks into the end of the spear shaft before the throw.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WOOMERA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WOOMERA
3 longer words begin with WOOMERA.
Shorter words from the letters in WOOMERA
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Common questions about WOOMERA
- Is WOOMERA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WOOMERA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WOOMERA worth?
- WOOMERA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WOOMERA mean?
- A notched wooden stick used by Aboriginal Australians to throw a spear with extra force.
- What letters can be added to WOOMERA?
- WOOMERA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WOOMERA:
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