Is LIGHTWOODS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LIGHTWOODS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LIGHTWOODS mean?
Lightwoods is a form of LIGHTWOOD.
- noun
tall Australian acacia yielding highly valued black timber
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + W (4) + O (1) + O (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 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 LIGHTWOODS
LIGHTWOODS 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 LIGHTWOODS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lightwood17
- widths13
- wights13
- godwits12
- goodish12
- hotdogs12
- lowish12
- owlish12
- whilst12
- whosit12
- dhows12
- whids12
- whigs12
- width12
- wight12
- dhootis11
- doltish11
- dights11
- godwit11
- hotdog11
- howls11
- swith11
- whist11
- whits11
- whoso11
- woosh11
- dhow11
- whid11
- whig11
- ooliths10
- dhooti10
- dhotis10
- golosh10
- lights10
- oldish10
- slight10
- dight10
- gowds10
- howl10
- hows10
- show10
- whit10
- wish10
- with10
- diglots9
- holist9
- lithos9
- oolith9
- thiols9
- tholoi9
- tholos9
- dhoti9
- ghost9
- glows9
- goths9
- holds9
- hoods9
- light9
- shogi9
- sight9
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