ALLOW is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ALLOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALLOW?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALLOW is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 10 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALLOW
Back hooks — 1
allowsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALLOW scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ALLOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What stands out about ALLOW
- The letters of ALLOW run in alphabetical order from first to last.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ALLOW mean in Scrabble?
verb
To permit something to happen or to let someone do something.
Allow is one of the basic verbs of permission in English, used both for formal rules and for everyday consent between people. A parent might allow a child to stay up late, while a law allows or forbids a particular action for everyone. The word also has a quieter sense of making room for something, as when a schedule allows time for questions, or a budget allows for unexpected costs. Because it covers both granting permission and simply leaving space for something, allow appears constantly across formal and informal English alike.
How ALLOW is used
Very common in both speech and writing, for granting permission and for leaving room for something.
- Her parents finally allowed her to travel alone.
- The rules allow one carry-on bag per passenger.
- Please allow extra time for the roads to clear after the storm.
- The manager would not allow smoking inside the building.
- The budget allows for a small margin of error.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALLOW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALLOW
15 longer words begin with ALLOW.
Words ending in ALLOW
18 words end in ALLOW. Useful as a back hook: play ALLOW onto a word already on the board.
Words with ALLOW inside
Showing 24 of 111 words that contain ALLOW somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ALLOW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ALLOW
Common questions about ALLOW
- Is ALLOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALLOW, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALLOW worth?
- ALLOW is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALLOW mean?
- To permit something to happen or to let someone do something.
- What letters can be added to ALLOW?
- ALLOW takes 10 hooks: 9 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ALLOW:
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