Is BORROW valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts BORROW, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is BORROW worth?

BORROW is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to BORROW?

BORROW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

BORROW is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points

Yes. BORROW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.

b3o1r1r1o1w4

PlayableBORROW · 6 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF

11points in Scrabble

12points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 709,555odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept BORROW?

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: 33 / 100

33WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.83

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.33%

Our own measure of how useful BORROW is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BORROW

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

borrows12

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How BORROW scores

Scrabble b3o1r1r1o1w4 11

Words with Friends b4o1r1r1o1w4 12

Face value of the 6 tiles in BORROW, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
b	1	2
o	2	8
r	2	6
w	1	2

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 709,555.

Words starting with BORROW

borrows12 borrowed14 borrower13 borrowers14 borrowing15 borrowings16

6 longer words begin with BORROW.

Shorter words from the letters in BORROW

bowr9 brow9 boor6 broo6 bow8 row6 woo6 boo5 bor5 bro5 brr5 obo5 orb5 rob5 oor3 roo3 ow5 wo5 bo4 ob4 oo2 or2

Common questions about BORROW

Is BORROW valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts BORROW, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is BORROW worth?: BORROW is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BORROW?: BORROW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BORROW:

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