COWER is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. COWER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COWER?
| 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 COWER is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COWER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cowersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COWER scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in COWER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What does COWER mean in Scrabble?
verb
To crouch down or shrink back, especially out of fear.
Cower describes the whole-body reaction of making oneself smaller in the face of danger or threat, whether that means a dog cowering from a raised hand or a person cowering in a corner during a storm. The word has stayed close to its medieval sense for centuries, always carrying the idea of fear rather than simple crouching for comfort. It differs from crouch, which is neutral, and from cringe, which leans more toward embarrassment than fear.
How COWER is used
Almost always implies fear or intimidation, unlike the neutral crouch.
- The dog began to cower as soon as it heard the thunder.
- Children cowered behind the sofa during the loud fireworks.
- He cowered under the desk when the alarm went off.
- No one wanted to cower before the angry crowd.
- She refused to cower, even when threatened directly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COWER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COWER
4 longer words begin with COWER.
Words ending in COWER
1 words end in COWER. Useful as a back hook: play COWER onto a word already on the board.
Words with COWER inside
3 words contain COWER in the middle. Words that start with COWER are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in COWER
Common questions about COWER
- Is COWER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COWER, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COWER worth?
- COWER is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COWER mean?
- To crouch down or shrink back, especially out of fear.
- What letters can be added to COWER?
- COWER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of COWER:
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