Is CHOWS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHOWS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is CHOWS worth?

CHOWS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to CHOWS?

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

CHOWS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points

Yes. CHOWS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.

c3h4o1w4s1

PlayableCHOWS · 5 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF

13points in Scrabble

13points in Words with Friends

5letters

1hook available

1 in 294,092odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept CHOWS?

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: 35 / 100

35WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.6

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

3.6%

Our own measure of how useful CHOWS is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CHOWS

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

chowse14

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How CHOWS scores

Scrabble c3h4o1w4s1 13

Words with Friends c4h3o1w4s1 13

Face value of the 5 tiles in CHOWS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
c	1	2
h	1	2
o	1	8
w	1	2
s	1	4

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 294,092.

Words starting with CHOWS

chowse14 chowsed16 chowses15 chowsing17

4 longer words begin with CHOWS.

Words ending in CHOWS

salchows16 chowchows25

2 words end in CHOWS. Useful as a back hook: play CHOWS onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in CHOWS

chow12 hows10 show10 whos10 cosh9 cows9 scow9 how9 who9 cow8 hoc8 och8 hos6 ohs6 sho6 soh6 sow6 wos6 cos5 soc5 ch7 ho5 oh5 ow5 sh5 wo5 os2 so2

Common questions about CHOWS

Is CHOWS valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHOWS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is CHOWS worth?: CHOWS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to CHOWS?: CHOWS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CHOWS:

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