BOWLEG is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BOWLEG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOWLEG?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOWLEG is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOWLEG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bowlegsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOWLEG scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BOWLEG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What does BOWLEG mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A leg that curves outward between the hip and the ankle, so that the knees stay apart when the feet are together.
In many infants a bowleg is a normal stage of growth that straightens by about the age of three. When it persists or worsens, doctors look for causes such as rickets or other bone conditions. The word is usually met in the plural form bowlegs or in the adjective bowlegged, which describes a person with this shape.
How BOWLEG is used
Usually plural in everyday speech; the related adjective is bowlegged.
- The doctor said the bowleg would probably correct itself as the child grew.
- A pronounced bowleg can make long walks tiring.
- He had a slight bowleg that gave him a rolling walk.
- Vitamin D deficiency was once a common cause of bowleg in children.
- The cowboy in the film was drawn with a comic bowleg.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOWLEG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BOWLEG
The 6 tiles of BOWLEG in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BOWLEG
2 longer words begin with BOWLEG.
Shorter words from the letters in BOWLEG
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Common questions about BOWLEG
- Is BOWLEG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOWLEG, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOWLEG worth?
- BOWLEG is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOWLEG mean?
- A leg that curves outward between the hip and the ankle, so that the knees stay apart when the feet are together.
- What letters can be added to BOWLEG?
- BOWLEG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BOWLEG:
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