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?
| 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: 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
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bowwowsChecked 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
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| w | 3 | 2 |
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
What does BOWWOW mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
The sound of a dog barking, or a dog in child talk.
Bowwow is the imitation of a bark used with small children. The same sound is the basis of a theory of language origins.
How BOWWOW is used
Used in child talk and as imitation sound.
- The child pointed and said bowwow.
- A bowwow came from the yard.
- Mother said bowwow to make the baby laugh.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOWWOW and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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 does BOWWOW mean?
- The sound of a dog barking, or a dog in child talk.
- What letters can be added to BOWWOW?
- BOWWOW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BOWWOW:
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