Is SILKWEED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SILKWEED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SILKWEED mean?
- noun
any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 8
S (1) + I (1) + L (1) + K (5) + W (4) + E (1) + E (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 SILKWEED
Single letters that turn SILKWEED 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 SILKWEED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- skewed14
- lewks12
- weeks12
- silked11
- lewk11
- skew11
- week11
- selkie10
- slewed10
- wedels10
- wields10
- dekes10
- dikes10
- liked10
- skeed10
- skied10
- keels9
- leeks9
- likes9
- sewed9
- sleek9
- swede9
- wedel9
- weeds9
- welds9
- wides9
- wield9
- wilds9
- wiled9
- wised9
- deke9
- desk9
- dike9
- disk9
- eked9
- kids9
- sked9
- skid9
- lewis8
- lweis8
- swile8
- wiles8
- dews8
- ekes8
- elks8
- ilks8
- keel8
- leek8
- leke8
- leks8
- lewd8
- like8
- seek8
- sike8
- silk8
- skee8
- weds8
- weed8
- weld8
- wide8
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