WOUND

WOUND is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is WOUND a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.

WOUND (noun): the act of inflicting a wound. Additional senses: a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat; a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride); "he feared that mentioning it might reopen the wound"; "deep in her breast lives the silent wound"; "The right reader of a good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that he has taken an immortal wound--that he will never get over it"--Robert Frost; an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin).

In standard Scrabble scoring, WOUND totals 9 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. WOUND relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.

WOUND is 5 letters long, begins with W, ends with D, and sorts to the alphagram DNOUW. No other entry in this dictionary rearranges into the same letter set, so WOUND is unique within its alphagram family. Letter makeup: 2 vowels, 3 consonants.

Among 17 tracked 5-letter entries, WOUND ranks by raw score (9 points). Similar-length words in the same dictionary include JAZZY, FEZZY, FIZZY, FUZZY; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.

Strategically, WOUND carries 2 vowels and 3 consonants. Its consonant-heavy shape pairs well with open vowel dumps on the board. Hooks on W or D are common study angles; browse words starting with W and words ending with D to rehearse parallel sets.

WOUND is a 5-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 5, starts with W, ends with D, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 5-letter entries like WOUND frequently cross shorter words; knowing that WOUND contains D, N, O, U, W helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as w???d to narrow candidates before checking definitions.

Notable letter pairs inside WOUND include ND, WO, OU — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: W, O, U, N, D. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.

Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble wound directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 9 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.

Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat WOUND as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.

Example usage: Example: "WOUND — put in a coil" (9 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.