whitebeam

Noun

Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria (now Aria edulis), native to Eurasia, especially common whitebeam.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English witbeam, equivalent to white + beam (“tree”) – see Old English bēam (“tree”). In the name, white refers to the color of the leaves, when emergent and later the undersides.

Scrabble Score: 19

whitebeam: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
whitebeam: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
whitebeam: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

whitebeam: valid Words With Friends Word