Is BOWFIN valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOWFIN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is BOWFIN worth?

BOWFIN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to BOWFIN?

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

BOWFIN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points

Yes. BOWFIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.

b3o1w4f4i1n1

PlayableBOWFIN · 6 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF

14points in Scrabble

16points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 344,923odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept BOWFIN?

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: 36 / 100

36WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.33

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

4.83%

Our own measure of how useful BOWFIN is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BOWFIN

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

bowfins15

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

How BOWFIN scores

Scrabble b3o1w4f4i1n1 14

Words with Friends b4o1w4f4i1n2 16

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

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
b	1	2
o	1	8
w	1	2
f	1	2
i	1	9
n	1	6

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.

Words starting with BOWFIN

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1 longer words begin with BOWFIN.

Shorter words from the letters in BOWFIN

fino7 foin7 info7 wino7 wof9 bow8 fib8 fob8 fin6 fon6 now6 own6 win6 won6 bin5 bio5 boi5 bon5 nib5 nob5 obi5 ion3 fi5 if5 of5 ow5 wo5 bi4 bo4 ib4 ob4 in2 io2 no2 oi2 on2

Common questions about BOWFIN

Is BOWFIN valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOWFIN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is BOWFIN worth?: BOWFIN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BOWFIN?: BOWFIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

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

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