ARROWY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ARROWY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARROWY?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARROWY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARROWY
Front hooks — 1
marrowyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ARROWY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ARROWY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 275,938.
What does ARROWY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Shaped like an arrow, or moving swiftly and straight like one.
Poets and novelists reach for arrowy when they want a sense of speed, sharpness or a slender pointed outline. A river, a gaze, a swallow in flight or a tall pine can all be called arrowy. Outside literary prose the word is rare, and most speakers would say straight or swift instead.
How ARROWY is used
Literary; rare in everyday speech.
- The swallow made an arrowy dive over the pond.
- An arrowy shaft of light crossed the room.
- The boat cut through the water with arrowy speed.
- The poet admired the arrowy pines along the ridge.
- She gave him an arrowy glance and said nothing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARROWY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARROWY
The 6 tiles of ARROWY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ARROWY
Common questions about ARROWY
- Is ARROWY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARROWY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARROWY worth?
- ARROWY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARROWY mean?
- Shaped like an arrow, or moving swiftly and straight like one.
- What letters can be added to ARROWY?
- ARROWY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ARROWY:
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