Definitions for cordwood

cordwood cord·wood

Spelling: [kawrd-woo d]
IPA: /ˈkɔrdˌwʊd/

Cordwood is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 66 anagrams from letters in cordwood (cddooorw).

Definitions for cordwood

noun

  1. wood stacked in cords for use as fuel.
  2. logs cut to a length of 4 feet (1.2 meters) to facilitate stacking in cords.
  3. trees intended for timber but of a quality suitable only for fuel.

Origin of cordwood

First recorded in 1630-40; cord + wood1

Examples for cordwood

Arrived at 451 she approached the house through a yard strewn, with wood chips and piled with cordwood.

That was when he found that his old denim jacket had gone over with the cordwood.

The iron, however, glowed a dull red and he could hear the cordwood snapping.

After it was all over, we stacked them up like cordwood—with about as much compunction.

When you have helped Frank up, you can take the extra team and haul in the cordwood.

There was plenty of cordwood left, and the galley stove was in good condition.

Cracked on the head with a length of cordwood while swimming.

At one fire a man carefully carried a sash nearly a block, and then pitched it upon a pile of cordwood, smashing every pane.

Neither are subscriptions payable in cordwood, for that is a commodity unknown to desert towns.

He was a thrifty farmer for his times, and quite an extensive dealer in cordwood and hoppoles.

Word Value for cordwood
Scrable

15

Words with friends

16

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