scaffold
NOUNVERB
/skæfəld/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
scaffold is a valid 8-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1C3A1F4F4O1L1D2
1 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING
What does scaffold mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded).
BROADER
2
A temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers.
BROADER
VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Provide with a scaffold for support.
“scaffold the building before painting it”
BROADER
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