Is “Hotbeds” a Scrabble word?
Yes
HOTBEDS
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SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Meaning of Hotbeds
noun
1.A low bed of earth covered with glass, and heated with rotting manure, used for the germination of seeds and the growth of tender plants, like a miniature hothouse.
2.(by extension) An environment that is ideal for the growth or development of something, especially of something undesirable.
3.An iron platform in a rolling mill, on which hot bars, rails, etc., are laid to cool.
Synonyms: seedbed