BOWSHOT is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BOWSHOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOWSHOT?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOWSHOT is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOWSHOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bowshotsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOWSHOT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BOWSHOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,978 thousand.
What does BOWSHOT mean in Scrabble?
noun
The distance that an arrow can be shot from a bow.
Bowshot served as a rough unit of length in old stories and chronicles. A bowshot was far enough to be out of reach of a sword but still within sight.
How BOWSHOT is used
Bowshot is used in historical and fantasy writing, often as within a bowshot.
- The camp lay within a bowshot of the castle wall.
- They halted a bowshot away from the gate.
- The enemy stayed beyond a bowshot.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOWSHOT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOWSHOT
1 longer words begin with BOWSHOT.
Shorter words from the letters in BOWSHOT
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Common questions about BOWSHOT
- Is BOWSHOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOWSHOT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOWSHOT worth?
- BOWSHOT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOWSHOT mean?
- The distance that an arrow can be shot from a bow.
- What letters can be added to BOWSHOT?
- BOWSHOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BOWSHOT:
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