BLOWTUBE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BLOWTUBE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLOWTUBE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLOWTUBE is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLOWTUBE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
blowtubesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BLOWTUBE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BLOWTUBE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLOWTUBE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BLOWTUBE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long straight tube through which a dart or pellet is propelled by a puff of breath.
The blowtube relies on lung power alone, so range and force depend on the shooter. Hunters and hobbyists have long preferred it for quiet, short-distance shots. It is a simple cousin of the blowgun.
How BLOWTUBE is used
Used mostly in writing about hunting, toys or traditional weapons, and in lists of word-game terms.
- He sent the paper pellet across the room through a homemade blowtube.
- The hunter lifted the blowtube to his lips and took aim at the branch.
- A bamboo blowtube lay among the exhibits in the museum case.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLOWTUBE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BLOWTUBE
1 longer words begin with BLOWTUBE.
Shorter words from the letters in BLOWTUBE
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Common questions about BLOWTUBE
- Is BLOWTUBE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLOWTUBE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLOWTUBE worth?
- BLOWTUBE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLOWTUBE mean?
- A long straight tube through which a dart or pellet is propelled by a puff of breath.
- What letters can be added to BLOWTUBE?
- BLOWTUBE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BLOWTUBE:
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