BOWPOT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BOWPOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOWPOT?
| 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 BOWPOT is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOWPOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bowpotsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOWPOT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BOWPOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 886,944.
What does BOWPOT mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A decorative vessel in which cut branches or flowers are arranged for display in a room.
The word is a spelling of the older boughpot, and both name a container meant to hold greenery or blossoms as an ornament. A bowpot usually stood on a mantelpiece, hearth or table rather than being used for growing anything. It is a rare term today and appears mostly in older household writing and in word lists.
How BOWPOT is used
Rare; met in older descriptions of rooms and in word games.
- A bowpot of birch twigs stood on the cold hearth all summer.
- She filled the bowpot with beech leaves and a few late roses.
- The inventory of the house listed one bowpot beside the clock.
- Nobody remembered who had put the bowpot on the window ledge.
- In the old novel a bowpot held the fresh branches for the parlour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOWPOT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOWPOT
1 longer words begin with BOWPOT.
Shorter words from the letters in BOWPOT
Common questions about BOWPOT
- Is BOWPOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOWPOT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOWPOT worth?
- BOWPOT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOWPOT mean?
- A decorative vessel in which cut branches or flowers are arranged for display in a room.
- What letters can be added to BOWPOT?
- BOWPOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BOWPOT:
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