COWHERD is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. COWHERD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COWHERD?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COWHERD is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COWHERD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cowherdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COWHERD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in COWHERD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 868,466.
What does COWHERD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person whose job is to tend cows while they graze.
The cowherd is an old pastoral figure, found in folk tales and village songs, who leads the animals out in the morning and brings them back at dusk. The word is more rural and traditional than the American cowhand.
How COWHERD is used
Cowherd is common in folklore, history and descriptions of traditional farming.
- The cowherd led the animals up to the high meadow.
- In the fairy tale, a young cowherd marries the princess.
- A lone cowherd watched the herd from beneath a tree.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COWHERD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of COWHERD
The 7 tiles of COWHERD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with COWHERD
1 longer words begin with COWHERD.
Shorter words from the letters in COWHERD
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Common questions about COWHERD
- Is COWHERD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COWHERD, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COWHERD worth?
- COWHERD is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COWHERD mean?
- A person whose job is to tend cows while they graze.
- What letters can be added to COWHERD?
- COWHERD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of COWHERD:
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