BOWWOW is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points

Yes. BOWWOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept BOWWOW?

Word power: 38 / 100

Our own measure of how useful BOWWOW is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BOWWOW

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How BOWWOW scores

Face value of the 6 tiles in BOWWOW, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. BOWWOW needs 1 blank tile.

What stands out about BOWWOW

• BOWWOW uses the letter W three times — almost nothing else in the four lists we check does.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with BOWWOW

3 longer words begin with BOWWOW.

Shorter words from the letters in BOWWOW

Common questions about BOWWOW

Is BOWWOW valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOWWOW, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is BOWWOW worth?

BOWWOW is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to BOWWOW?

BOWWOW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.