COWBIRDS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. COWBIRDS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COWBIRDS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COWBIRDS is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COWBIRDS
No single letter turns COWBIRDS into another word.
How COWBIRDS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COWBIRDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COWBIRDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about COWBIRDS
- All 8 letters of COWBIRDS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does COWBIRDS mean in Scrabble?
COWBIRDS is the plural of COWBIRD.
COWBIRD(noun) — A small North American blackbird that often feeds near cattle and lays its eggs in other birds' nests.
Shorter words from the letters in COWBIRDS
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Common questions about COWBIRDS
- Is COWBIRDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COWBIRDS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COWBIRDS worth?
- COWBIRDS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COWBIRDS?
- No single letter can be added to COWBIRDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COWBIRDS:
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