BAWCOCK is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. BAWCOCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BAWCOCK?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BAWCOCK is to know. It scores 20 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAWCOCK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bawcocksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BAWCOCK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BAWCOCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 55,582 thousand.
What does BAWCOCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A fine fellow, used as a familiar or affectionate term.
Bawcock is best known from Shakespeare, where a king or friend is greeted with it as a hearty compliment. Today the word survives almost only in studies of his plays.
How BAWCOCK is used
Bawcock is archaic and appears chiefly in literary or Shakespearean contexts.
- The king called him a good bawcock before the battle.
- In the play, the bawcock is praised for his courage.
- No one today would call a friend a bawcock.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BAWCOCK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BAWCOCK
1 longer words begin with BAWCOCK.
Shorter words from the letters in BAWCOCK
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Common questions about BAWCOCK
- Is BAWCOCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BAWCOCK, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BAWCOCK worth?
- BAWCOCK is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BAWCOCK mean?
- A fine fellow, used as a familiar or affectionate term.
- What letters can be added to BAWCOCK?
- BAWCOCK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BAWCOCK:
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