Hardwood
/ˈhɑɹdˌwʊd/
Scrabble:16 ptsWWF:15 pts8 letters
Definition of Hardwood
noun
- (mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.
"Balsa is a hardwood, but a soft hardwood."
- (in more general use) As the preceding but limited to those that are commercial timbers, and are at least average in hardness.
"Ash, hickory and oak are some of the most prominent domestic hardwoods."
- The tree or tree species that yields the preceding.
"This hardwood has been planted extensively throughout the hills here."
- A joint term for the commercial timbers, without distinguishing which.
"You should have used hardwood for this window sill instead of this junk."
- The sport of basketball, in particular, an indoor basketball court; so named because the floor of an indoor basketball court is normally made of hardwood.
adjective
- Of a floor: made of interlocking hardwood boards.
Anagrams of Hardwood
No exact anagrams found for "hardwood". This word has a unique letter combination.
Letter Values
h4
a1
r1
d2
w4
o1
o1
d2
Total: 16 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Hardwood
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Hardwood"
Hardwood is a 8-letter word that scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Hardwood" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "hardwood" is a high-scoring word.