Is HARDWOODS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HARDWOODS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HARDWOODS mean?
Hardwoods is a form of HARDWOOD.
- noun
the wood of broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees (as distinguished from the wood of conifers)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + 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 HARDWOODS
HARDWOODS 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 HARDWOODS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hardwood16
- roadshow15
- shadow13
- doodahs12
- wahoos12
- dhows12
- dhooras11
- doodah11
- hodads11
- wahoo11
- whoso11
- woosh11
- dhow11
- dhoora10
- hoards10
- hodad10
- haws10
- hows10
- shaw10
- show10
- shwa10
- wash10
- whoa10
- dorados9
- dosha9
- draws9
- hards9
- hoard9
- hoods9
- odahs9
- shard9
- sward9
- sword9
- wards9
- woads9
- woods9
- words9
- haw9
- how9
- wha9
- who9
- dorado8
- dorsad8
- hoars8
- horas8
- sowar8
- dahs8
- dash8
- daws8
- dohs8
- dosh8
- dows8
- draw8
- hard8
- hods8
- hood8
- odah8
- shad8
- shod8
- wads8
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