BOWL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BOWL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOWL?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOWL is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOWL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bowlsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOWL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BOWL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,635.
What does BOWL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A round deep dish.
The bowl you eat from and the bowl you roll are separate words: one is Old English and the other came from a Latin word for a bubble. Bowling and a bowl of soup have nothing in common.
How BOWL is used
Countable. Also a verb: bowled, bowling.
- A bowl of that size holds four portions.
- The bowl you eat from is a separate word from the one you roll.
- He bowled twelve overs and took nothing.
- A bowling green is named from the Latin word.
- Two bowls of the same set and different sizes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOWL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BOWL
The 4 tiles of BOWL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BOWL
20 longer words begin with BOWL.
Words ending in BOWL
6 words end in BOWL. Useful as a back hook: play BOWL onto a word already on the board.
Words with BOWL inside
9 words contain BOWL in the middle. Words that start with BOWL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BOWL
Common questions about BOWL
- Is BOWL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOWL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOWL worth?
- BOWL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOWL mean?
- A round deep dish.
- What letters can be added to BOWL?
- BOWL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BOWL:
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