BOWDLERISE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BOWDLERISE 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.
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PlayableBOWDLERISE · 10 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
10letters
3hooks available
Which word lists accept BOWDLERISE?
| 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: 39 / 100
39WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%3
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.3%
Our own measure of how useful BOWDLERISE is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOWDLERISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOWDLERISE scores
Scrabble b3o1w4d2l1e1r1i1s1e1 16
Words with Friends b4o1w4d2l2e1r1i1s1e1 18
Face value of the 10 tiles in BOWDLERISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOWDLERISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BOWDLERISE
4 longer words begin with BOWDLERISE.
Shorter words from the letters in BOWDLERISE
bewilders15 bewilder14 bowlders14 disbowel14 webisode14 blowsier13 boweries13 doweries12 weirdoes12 wielders12 worldies12 erodible11 obelised11 owleries11 rebodies11 reboiled11 erosible10 blowsed13 boweled13 bowered13 bowlder13 browsed13 elbowed13 lowbred13 wosbird13 blowers12 blowier12 blowies12 bowlers12 dowlier11 dowries11 lowered11 resowed11 rewelds11 rewilds11 rowdies11 roweled11 sweired11 swirled11 weirdos11
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Common questions about BOWDLERISE
- Is BOWDLERISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOWDLERISE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOWDLERISE worth?
- BOWDLERISE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BOWDLERISE?
- BOWDLERISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BOWDLERISE:
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