Is HEARTWOOD a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HEARTWOOD is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HEARTWOOD mean?
- noun
the older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + W (4) + O (1) + O (1) + D (2) = 16 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 HEARTWOOD
Single letters that turn HEARTWOOD into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from HEARTWOOD
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- harewood15
- thrawed14
- towhead14
- worthed14
- wrathed14
- thawed13
- whored13
- thawer12
- wreath12
- hawed12
- woodrat11
- rowth11
- thraw11
- threw11
- throw11
- wahoo11
- wheat11
- whore11
- whort11
- worth11
- wrath11
- wroth11
- dhow11
- dearth10
- dehort10
- dhoora10
- hatred10
- hooted10
- hotrod10
- redowa10
- thread10
- toward10
- trowed10
- warted10
- howe10
- thaw10
- thew10
- what10
- whet10
- whoa10
- hooter9
- death9
- dewar9
- doeth9
- dower9
- hared9
- hated9
- heard9
- hoard9
- horde9
- oohed9
- rowed9
- tawed9
- towed9
- wader9
- wared9
- wooed9
- haw9
- hew9
- how9
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