BOWEL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BOWEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOWEL?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOWEL is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOWEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bowelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOWEL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BOWEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,015.
What stands out about BOWEL
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BOWEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
An organ forming part of the intestines, or, in the plural, the intestines as a whole.
The bowel is the long tube inside the abdomen that carries food after it leaves the stomach, absorbing nutrients and water before waste is expelled. Doctors and anatomists speak of the upper and lower bowel to distinguish the small and large intestine, and the word appears constantly in medical writing about digestion and surgery. In older and figurative English, the bowels of something could also mean its innermost or deepest part.
How BOWEL is used
Countable noun, most often used in the plural bowels or in compounds such as bowel movement.
- The surgeon examined the patient's bowel for signs of blockage.
- Regular exercise can help keep the bowel working normally.
- The disease damages the lining of the bowel over time.
- Doctors monitor bowel movements after major abdominal surgery.
- The explorers spoke of caves deep in the bowels of the earth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOWEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BOWEL
The 5 tiles of BOWEL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BOWEL
6 longer words begin with BOWEL.
Words ending in BOWEL
3 words end in BOWEL. Useful as a back hook: play BOWEL onto a word already on the board.
Words with BOWEL inside
19 words contain BOWEL in the middle. Words that start with BOWEL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BOWEL
Common questions about BOWEL
- Is BOWEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOWEL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOWEL worth?
- BOWEL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOWEL mean?
- An organ forming part of the intestines, or, in the plural, the intestines as a whole.
- What letters can be added to BOWEL?
- BOWEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BOWEL:
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