BOWWOODS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 17 points
Yes for Scrabble. BOWWOODS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
b3o1w4w4o1o1d2s1
PlayableBOWWOODS · 8 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BOWWOODS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
40WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.13
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%4.75%
Our own measure of how useful BOWWOODS is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOWWOODS
No single letter turns BOWWOODS into another word.
How BOWWOODS scores
Scrabble b3o1w4w4o1o1d2s1 17
Words with Friends b4o1w4w4o1o1d2s1 18
Face value of the 8 tiles in BOWWOODS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| w | 2 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOWWOODS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BOWWOODS
bowwood16 woods9 doobs8 dsobo8 wows10 bows9 swob9 dows8 wood8 bods7 dobs7 doob7 woos7 boos6 obos6 doos5 odso5 wow9 bow8 dow7 bod6 dob6 sow6 woo6 wos6 boo5 bos5 obo5 obs5 sob5 doo4 dos4 dso4 ods4 sod4 oos3 bd5 ow5 wo5 bo4
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Common questions about BOWWOODS
- Is BOWWOODS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BOWWOODS is not in it.
- How many points is BOWWOODS worth?
- BOWWOODS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BOWWOODS?
- No single letter can be added to BOWWOODS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BOWWOODS:
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