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.
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
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
bowfinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOWFIN scores
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.
What does BOWFIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large predatory freshwater fish of North America with a long dorsal fin and a blunt head.
The bowfin is a living relic of an ancient fish lineage, and it lives in slow, weedy waters of the eastern United States and Canada. It can gulp air when oxygen in the water runs low, so it survives where other fish suffocate. Anglers value the bowfin for its fierce fight even though few eat it.
How BOWFIN is used
A zoological and angling term for one species of fish.
- He hooked a bowfin in the weedy backwater.
- The bowfin rose to gulp air at the surface.
- A bowfin can be told by the long fin running down its back.
- Guides on the lake warn that a bowfin will bite hard.
- She photographed a bowfin lying still beneath the lily pads.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOWFIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOWFIN
1 longer words begin with BOWFIN.
Shorter words from the letters in BOWFIN
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 does BOWFIN mean?
- A large predatory freshwater fish of North America with a long dorsal fin and a blunt head.
- 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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