Is LEATHERWOOD a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LEATHERWOOD is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LEATHERWOOD mean?
- noun
shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange and crimson foliage
- noun
deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 11
L (1) + E (1) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + W (4) + O (1) + O (1) + D (2) = 18 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 LEATHERWOOD
Single letters that turn LEATHERWOOD 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 LEATHERWOOD
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- heartwood16
- harewood15
- wreathed15
- thrawed14
- towhead14
- whorled14
- worthed14
- wrathed14
- weather13
- whereat13
- whereto13
- whortle13
- woolhat13
- wreathe13
- howled13
- thawed13
- whaled13
- whored13
- haltered12
- hordeola12
- latewood12
- lathered12
- leadwort12
- toolhead12
- troweled12
- howler12
- howlet12
- thawer12
- towhee12
- wealth12
- wether12
- whaler12
- wreath12
- hawed12
- hewed12
- toleware11
- waterloo11
- dewater11
- earthed11
- hearted11
- leeward11
- loathed11
- lowered11
- othered11
- roweled11
- tarweed11
- toehold11
- toweled11
- towered11
- trawled11
- watered11
- woodrat11
- hewer11
- rowth11
- thraw11
- threw11
- throw11
- wahoo11
- whale11
- wheal11
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