basswood

Meanings

Plural: basswoods

Noun

soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork
any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber
Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood.

Origin / Etymology

From bass (“fibrous inner bark”) + wood.

Synonyms

lime, lime tree, linden, linden tree

Scrabble Score: 14

basswood is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
basswood is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
basswood is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

basswood is a valid Words With Friends word