BOWES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. BOWES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
b3o1w4e1s1
Depends on the listBOWES · 5 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 11 pts WWF
10points in Scrabble
11points in Words with Friends
5letters
0hooks available
1 in 49,015odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept BOWES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.6%
Our own measure of how useful BOWES is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOWES
No single letter turns BOWES into another word.
How BOWES scores
Scrabble b3o1w4e1s1 10
Words with Friends b4o1w4e1s1 11
Face value of the 5 tiles in BOWES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,015.
Anagrams of BOWES
The 5 tiles of BOWES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in BOWES
bows9 swob9 webs9 owes7 owse7 woes7 obes6 bow8 web8 owe6 sew6 sow6 woe6 wos6 bes5 bos5 obe5 obs5 sob5 oes3 ose3 ew5 ow5 we5 wo5 be4 bo4 ob4 es2 oe2 os2 so2
Common questions about BOWES
- Is BOWES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BOWES is not in it.
- How many points is BOWES worth?
- BOWES is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BOWES?
- No single letter can be added to BOWES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BOWES:
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