BOWYER is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BOWYER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOWYER?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOWYER is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOWYER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bowyersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOWYER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BOWYER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What stands out about BOWYER
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BOWYER mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A craftsman who makes or sells bows for archery.
In medieval England the bowyer held an important trade, since armies and hunters depended on the longbows he shaped from yew and other tough woods. A bowyer was separate from a fletcher, who made the arrows. The word survives today as an occupation, a surname, and the title of modern craftsmen who still build bows by hand.
How BOWYER is used
Historical, but also used for present-day makers of archery equipment.
- The bowyer shaved the stave of yew until it flexed evenly.
- Every garrison town had a bowyer working beside the smith.
- She apprenticed with a bowyer who still made longbows by hand.
- A good bowyer tests the bend of each bow before selling it.
- The village street was named after its old bowyer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOWYER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BOWYER
The 6 tiles of BOWYER in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BOWYER
1 longer words begin with BOWYER.
Shorter words from the letters in BOWYER
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Common questions about BOWYER
- Is BOWYER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOWYER, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOWYER worth?
- BOWYER is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOWYER mean?
- A craftsman who makes or sells bows for archery.
- What letters can be added to BOWYER?
- BOWYER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BOWYER:
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