Is WOODPECKER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WOODPECKER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WOODPECKER mean?
- noun
bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 22
- Words With Friends
- 24
- Letters
- 10
W (4) + O (1) + O (1) + D (2) + P (3) + E (1) + C (3) + K (5) + E (1) + R (1) = 22 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 WOODPECKER
Single letters that turn WOODPECKER 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
Anagrams of WOODPECKER
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from WOODPECKER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- peckerwood22
- precooked18
- rockweed18
- cowpoke18
- wrecked17
- recooked15
- precook15
- pecked15
- pocked15
- crooked14
- pecker14
- worked14
- wreck14
- coopered13
- cowered13
- powered13
- cooked13
- corked13
- decker13
- docker13
- perked13
- porked13
- recked13
- redock13
- rewoke13
- rocked13
- precode12
- proceed12
- cooker12
- crewed12
- crowed12
- powder12
- recook12
- coked12
- dreck12
- krewe12
- poked12
- woker12
- peck12
- pock12
- cooped11
- creped11
- rooked11
- cowed11
- creek11
- crook11
- crowd11
- kreep11
- ocker11
- pekoe11
- poker11
- deck11
- dock11
- week11
- woke11
- work11
- cooper10
- coped10
- cower10
- droke10
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