wooden

/ˈwʊdn̩/
adjective

Made of wood.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 2 meanings

  1. Made of wood.

    “a wooden boat”

  2. As if made of wood; moving awkwardly, or speaking with dull lack of emotion.

    “wooden acting”

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ From wood + -en. Dates from 1530s, gradually replaced treen (“made from a tree”), from Middle English treen, from Old English triewen.

WOODEN at a glance

WOODEN has 6 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (W 4 + O 1 + O 1 + D 2 + E 1 + N 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,054 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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