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
18
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
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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