Is BLACKWOODS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BLACKWOODS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BLACKWOODS mean?
Blackwoods is a form of BLACKWOOD.
- noun
very dark wood of any of several blackwood trees
- noun
any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + W (4) + O (1) + O (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 22 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BLACKWOODS
BLACKWOODS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BLACKWOODS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- backwoods21
- blackwood21
- backwood20
- sowback18
- lawbooks17
- woolsack17
- lawbook16
- wackos15
- kobolds14
- blacks14
- blocks14
- bawks14
- wacko14
- wacks14
- kobold13
- backs13
- black13
- block13
- bocks13
- dawks13
- bawk13
- wack13
- cloaks12
- docks12
- walks12
- back12
- bock12
- dawk12
- balks11
- bawds11
- books11
- calks11
- cloak11
- cooks11
- kobos11
- lacks11
- locks11
- slack11
- socko11
- dock11
- walk11
- woks11
- woalds10
- bawls10
- blaws10
- blows10
- bowls10
- claws10
- cowls10
- scowl10
- skald10
- balk10
- bask10
- bawd10
- book10
- bosk10
- calk10
- cask10
- cook10
- kabs10
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