BORROWING is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BORROWING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
b3o1r1r1o1w4i1n1g2
PlayableBORROWING · 9 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept BORROWING?
| 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: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.67
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.56%
Our own measure of how useful BORROWING is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BORROWING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
borrowingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BORROWING scores
Scrabble b3o1r1r1o1w4i1n1g2 15
Words with Friends b4o1r1r1o1w4i1n2g3 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in BORROWING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BORROWING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BORROWING
1 longer words begin with BORROWING.
Shorter words from the letters in BORROWING
bowing12 borrow11 rowing10 wooing10 booing9 boring9 orbing9 robing9 brown10 grown9 owing9 wongi9 wring9 wrong9 bingo8 boing8 bongo8 borgo8 bring8 boron7 inorb7 robin7 giron6 groin6 rigor6 bowr9 brow9 gnow8 gown8 grow8 wing8 bing7 biog7 bong7 brig7 brog7 gobi7 gobo7 wino7 woon7
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Common questions about BORROWING
- Is BORROWING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BORROWING, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BORROWING worth?
- BORROWING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BORROWING?
- BORROWING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BORROWING:
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