wood: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 8 letter points · starts with W · ends with D
Meaning of wood
noun
- uncountable
The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.
Example: This table is made of wood.
- countable
The wood from a particular species of tree.
Example: Teak is much used for outdoor benches, but a number of other woods are also suitable, such as ipé, redwood, etc.
- countable, often
A forested or wooded area.
Example: A wood beyond this moor was viewed as a border area in the seventeenth century.
- countable, uncountable
Firewood.
Example: We need more wood for the fire.
Listed forms: woods.
Source: Wiktionary — wood.
verb
- transitive
To cover or plant with trees.
- intransitive, reflexive
To hide behind trees.
- transitive
To supply with wood, or get supplies of wood for.
- intransitive
To take or get a supply of wood.
Listed forms: woods, wooding, wooded.
Source: Wiktionary — wood.
adj
- archaic
Mad, insane, crazed.
Listed forms: wooder, woodest, wode.
Source: Wiktionary — wood.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for wood.
noun
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
noun
any wind instrument other than the brass instruments
- woodwind
- woodwind instrument
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is wood in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of wood
W(4) + O(1) + O(1) + D(2) = 8 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of wood
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from wood
7 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in wood. Showing up to 24, longest first.