WORMWOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WORMWOOD 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 WORMWOOD?
| 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 WORMWOOD 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 WORMWOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wormwoodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WORMWOOD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WORMWOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 2 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WORMWOOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WORMWOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A bitter, aromatic plant used to flavour absinthe and vermouth and in traditional medicine; also a source of bitterness or sorrow.
The silvery leaves of wormwood are famously unpleasant to taste, which is why the word came to stand for grief. Gardeners grow it as a hardy herb that few insects will touch.
How WORMWOOD is used
Used literally in herb and drink contexts, and figuratively in literary prose.
- Wormwood gives absinthe its sharp bite.
- Defeat was wormwood to the proud general.
- She planted wormwood along the border to keep pests away.
- The old herbal recommended wormwood for stomach trouble.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WORMWOOD and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WORMWOOD
The 8 tiles of WORMWOOD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with WORMWOOD
1 longer words begin with WORMWOOD.
Shorter words from the letters in WORMWOOD
Common questions about WORMWOOD
- Is WORMWOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WORMWOOD, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WORMWOOD worth?
- WORMWOOD is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WORMWOOD mean?
- A bitter, aromatic plant used to flavour absinthe and vermouth and in traditional medicine; also a source of bitterness or sorrow.
- What letters can be added to WORMWOOD?
- WORMWOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WORMWOOD:
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