Is COTTONWOODS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COTTONWOODS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COTTONWOODS mean?
Cottonwoods is a form of COTTONWOOD.
- noun
any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed
- noun
American basswood of the Allegheny region
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + T (1) + T (1) + O (1) + N (1) + W (4) + O (1) + O (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 17 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 COTTONWOODS
COTTONWOODS 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 COTTONWOODS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cottonwood16
- cottons9
- codons9
- condos9
- downs9
- woods9
- cows9
- scow9
- contos8
- cotton8
- nostoc8
- codon8
- condo8
- nowts8
- swoon8
- towns8
- wonts8
- down8
- dows8
- wood8
- cow8
- tondos7
- conto7
- coons7
- coots7
- scoot7
- tocos7
- cods7
- docs7
- nows7
- nowt7
- owns7
- owts7
- snow7
- sown7
- stow7
- swot7
- town7
- tows7
- twos7
- wons7
- wont7
- woos7
- wost7
- wots7
- dow7
- snood6
- stood6
- tondo6
- cons6
- coon6
- coos6
- coot6
- cost6
- cots6
- scot6
- toco6
- cod6
- doc6
- now6
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