BAWN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BAWN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BAWN?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BAWN is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAWN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bawnsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BAWN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BAWN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does BAWN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A fortified enclosure for cattle.
The bawn was built beside a house in Ireland during the plantations of the seventeenth century, and a great many survive as walled yards. The word came from Irish and means a cow fort.
How BAWN is used
Countable: a bawn, two bawns. Historical.
- A bawn protected the cattle and not the people.
- The word bawn is Irish for a cow fort.
- Plantation houses were built with a bawn beside them.
- Two bawns survive on the same estate.
- A bawn wall is thicker than a field wall for a reason.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BAWN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BAWN
3 longer words begin with BAWN.
Shorter words from the letters in BAWN
Common questions about BAWN
- Is BAWN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BAWN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BAWN worth?
- BAWN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BAWN mean?
- A fortified enclosure for cattle.
- What letters can be added to BAWN?
- BAWN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BAWN:
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