WORD is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. WORD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WORD?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WORD is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WORD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WORD scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WORD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What does WORD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A single unit of language that carries meaning and is used, alone or with others, to form sentences.
Words are combined according to grammatical rules to build phrases and sentences in speech and writing. Dictionaries record the spelling, pronunciation, and meaning of each word in a language.
How WORD is used
Countable noun; central unit of vocabulary in any spoken or written language.
- She could not find the right word to describe it.
- Every word in the poem was chosen carefully.
- He looked up the unfamiliar word in a dictionary.
- Words spread quickly through the small town.
- The teacher asked students to spell the word aloud.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WORD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WORD
The 4 tiles of WORD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with WORD
Showing 24 of 44 words that begin with WORD.
Words ending in WORD
Showing 24 of 32 words that end in WORD. Useful as a back hook: play WORD onto a word already on the board.
Words with WORD inside
Showing 24 of 78 words that contain WORD somewhere in the middle. Words that start with WORD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WORD
Common questions about WORD
- Is WORD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WORD, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WORD worth?
- WORD is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WORD mean?
- A single unit of language that carries meaning and is used, alone or with others, to form sentences.
- What letters can be added to WORD?
- WORD takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WORD:
Open WORD in the Word Finder