BOWSE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BOWSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOWSE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOWSE is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOWSE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOWSE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BOWSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,015.
What does BOWSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
nautical
To haul or hoist something, especially a rope, chain, or sail, tight using a block and tackle.
Sailors bowse a line by using pulleys to increase the pulling force beyond what hands alone can manage, drawing rigging or cargo taut. The word belongs to older nautical vocabulary and is a variant of the form bouse, both describing the same hauling action aboard ship.
How BOWSE is used
Nautical verb; past tense is bowsed, used for hauling tackle tight rather than ordinary pulling.
- The crew began to bowse the halyard until the sail stood firm.
- Sailors bowse the anchor cable to bring it snug against the hull.
- He ordered the men to bowse away on the tackle together.
- The rope was bowsed tight before the mast went up.
- They bowsed the heavy crate aboard using a block and tackle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOWSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BOWSE
The 5 tiles of BOWSE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BOWSE
6 longer words begin with BOWSE.
Shorter words from the letters in BOWSE
Common questions about BOWSE
- Is BOWSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOWSE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOWSE worth?
- BOWSE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOWSE mean?
- To haul or hoist something, especially a rope, chain, or sail, tight using a block and tackle.
- What letters can be added to BOWSE?
- BOWSE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BOWSE:
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