BLOWBY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BLOWBY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLOWBY?
| 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 BLOWBY is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLOWBY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
blowbysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLOWBY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BLOWBY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,313 thousand.
What stands out about BLOWBY
- BLOWBY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BLOWBY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The leakage of gases past the piston rings of an engine into the crankcase.
Blowby shows wear in an engine and can make the oil dirty and the power drop. Many engines carry a pipe that returns these gases to the cylinders to be burned.
How BLOWBY is used
The word blowby is a mechanics term, usually heard in car and engine repair.
- Heavy blowby told the mechanic that the rings were worn.
- Oil smoke from the breather was a sign of blowby.
- Newer designs route the blowby back into the intake.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLOWBY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BLOWBY
The 6 tiles of BLOWBY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BLOWBY
1 longer words begin with BLOWBY.
Shorter words from the letters in BLOWBY
Common questions about BLOWBY
- Is BLOWBY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLOWBY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLOWBY worth?
- BLOWBY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLOWBY mean?
- The leakage of gases past the piston rings of an engine into the crankcase.
- What letters can be added to BLOWBY?
- BLOWBY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BLOWBY:
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