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.
c3o1w4b3i1r1d2s1
PlayableCOWBIRDS · 8 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept COWBIRDS?
| 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: 39 / 100
39WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%4.63%
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
Scrabble c3o1w4b3i1r1d2s1 16
Words with Friends c4o1w4b4i1r1d2s1 18
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
Shorter words from the letters in COWBIRDS
cowbird15 wosbird13 crowds12 borsic10 sorbic10 roscid9 crowd11 bowrs10 brows10 crows10 scrow10 boric9 cribo9 cribs9 drows9 scrob9 sword9 words9 birds8 bords8 brods8 cords8 disco8 dorbs8 doric8 dribs8 scrod8 sodic8 biros7 brios7 coirs7 crios7 siroc7 doris6 roids6 bowr9 bows9 brow9 cows9 crow9
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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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