COWBANE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. COWBANE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COWBANE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COWBANE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COWBANE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cowbanesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COWBANE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in COWBANE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does COWBANE mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A tall poisonous plant of wet places, related to parsley and known as water hemlock.
The name warns that livestock grazing on cowbane often die, because every part of the plant is toxic, especially the roots. Walkers by marshes are advised not to confuse it with edible relatives.
How COWBANE is used
Cowbane is used in botany, farming and nature guides.
- Cowbane grows at the edge of the pond.
- Cattle were poisoned after eating cowbane.
- The guide pointed out a clump of cowbane in the ditch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COWBANE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COWBANE
1 longer words begin with COWBANE.
Shorter words from the letters in COWBANE
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Common questions about COWBANE
- Is COWBANE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COWBANE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COWBANE worth?
- COWBANE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COWBANE mean?
- A tall poisonous plant of wet places, related to parsley and known as water hemlock.
- What letters can be added to COWBANE?
- COWBANE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of COWBANE:
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