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.

VERB · 1 SENSE
1

Provide with a scaffold for support.

“scaffold the building before painting it”