BORROW is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BORROW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BORROW?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BORROW is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BORROW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
borrowsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BORROW scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BORROW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 709,555.
What does BORROW mean in Scrabble?
verb
To take something from someone with the intention of giving it back later.
You borrow a book from a library, a tool from a neighbour or money from a bank, and in each case the thing is expected to return to its owner. The verb differs from lend by the direction of the action: the person who receives is the one who borrows. Beyond objects, writers speak of borrowing ideas, phrases or even whole words from another language, where nothing is ever literally returned.
How BORROW is used
Very common; do not confuse with lend, which names the giver rather than the receiver.
- May I borrow your pen for a moment?
- She had to borrow money to pay the rent.
- English has chosen to borrow many words from French.
- They borrow books from the town library every week.
- He used to borrow his father's car on weekends.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BORROW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BORROW
6 longer words begin with BORROW.
Shorter words from the letters in BORROW
Common questions about BORROW
- Is BORROW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BORROW, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BORROW worth?
- BORROW is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BORROW mean?
- To take something from someone with the intention of giving it back later.
- What letters can be added to BORROW?
- BORROW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BORROW:
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