COWANS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. COWANS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept COWANS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COWANS is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COWANS
No single letter turns COWANS into another word.
How COWANS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in COWANS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does COWANS mean in Scrabble?
COWANS is the plural of COWAN.
COWAN(noun) — An unskilled or untrained mason, especially one who never served a proper apprenticeship.
Shorter words from the letters in COWANS
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Common questions about COWANS
- Is COWANS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and COWANS is not in it.
- How many points is COWANS worth?
- COWANS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COWANS?
- No single letter can be added to COWANS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of COWANS:
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