COWBOY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. COWBOY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COWBOY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COWBOY is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COWBOY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cowboysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COWBOY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in COWBOY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,661 thousand.
What does COWBOY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A man who looks after cattle on a ranch, especially in the western United States, usually working on horseback.
The cowboy became a famous figure in films and songs about the American West. In British slang a cowboy is also a careless or dishonest tradesman who does shoddy work. As a verb it means to work as a cowboy.
How COWBOY is used
The word cowboy is used in stories of the Old West and as an informal insult for sloppy workers.
- The cowboy rode out at dawn to check the herd.
- Avoid cowboy builders who ask for payment in cash.
- He wore a cowboy hat and worn leather boots.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COWBOY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COWBOY
4 longer words begin with COWBOY.
Shorter words from the letters in COWBOY
Common questions about COWBOY
- Is COWBOY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COWBOY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COWBOY worth?
- COWBOY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COWBOY mean?
- A man who looks after cattle on a ranch, especially in the western United States, usually working on horseback.
- What letters can be added to COWBOY?
- COWBOY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of COWBOY:
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