BLOWGUN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BLOWGUN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLOWGUN?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLOWGUN is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLOWGUN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
blowgunsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLOWGUN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BLOWGUN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,737 thousand.
What does BLOWGUN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long tube through which a dart or small pellet is shot by blowing.
Hunters in several parts of the world use a blowgun, sometimes with poison on the darts, to take birds and small animals quietly. The weapon relies only on the force of breath. Children also use toy versions with paper pellets.
How BLOWGUN is used
Used for the hunting weapon and for toys, where a blowgun is named by its tube and dart.
- The hunter raised the blowgun and aimed at the branch.
- A cane blowgun lay beside the quiver of darts.
- The boys made a blowgun from a plastic tube.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLOWGUN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLOWGUN
1 longer words begin with BLOWGUN.
Shorter words from the letters in BLOWGUN
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Common questions about BLOWGUN
- Is BLOWGUN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLOWGUN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLOWGUN worth?
- BLOWGUN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLOWGUN mean?
- A long tube through which a dart or small pellet is shot by blowing.
- What letters can be added to BLOWGUN?
- BLOWGUN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BLOWGUN:
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