COWHAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. COWHAGE 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 COWHAGE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COWHAGE is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COWHAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cowhagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COWHAGE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in COWHAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does COWHAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tropical climbing plant whose seed pods are covered in stinging hairs that cause intense itching.
Cowhage is notorious for those fine hairs, which burrow into the skin and itch fiercely, so researchers use them in studies of the sensation. The plant belongs to the bean family and has been used in traditional medicine in Asia.
How COWHAGE is used
Cowhage appears in botany, medicine and itch research, and refers to the plant or its pod hairs.
- The hiker brushed against a cowhage vine and felt a sharp itch.
- Cowhage pods are covered in fine reddish hairs.
- Traditional healers sometimes prescribed cowhage for worms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COWHAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COWHAGE
1 longer words begin with COWHAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in COWHAGE
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Common questions about COWHAGE
- Is COWHAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COWHAGE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COWHAGE worth?
- COWHAGE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COWHAGE mean?
- A tropical climbing plant whose seed pods are covered in stinging hairs that cause intense itching.
- What letters can be added to COWHAGE?
- COWHAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of COWHAGE:
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