COWHOUSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. COWHOUSES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
c3o1w4h4o1u1s1e1s1
Depends on the listCOWHOUSES · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept COWHOUSES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.11%
Our own measure of how useful COWHOUSES is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COWHOUSES
No single letter turns COWHOUSES into another word.
How COWHOUSES scores
Scrabble c3o1w4h4o1u1s1e1s1 17
Words with Friends c4o1w4h3o1u2s1e1s1 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in COWHOUSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COWHOUSES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in COWHOUSES
cowhouse16 chowses15 whoseso13 wooshes13 chooses12 chouses12 hocuses12 chowse14 owches14 swoosh12 choose11 choses11 chouse11 chuses11 cohoes11 coshes11 cushes11 ouches11 scoosh11 sowces11 houses9 shouse9 wooses9 scouse8 souces8 chews13 chows13 owche13 howes11 howso11 shews11 shows11 whose11 whoso11 woosh11 chess10 chose10 chuse10 cohoe10 cohos10
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Common questions about COWHOUSES
- Is COWHOUSES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COWHOUSES, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COWHOUSES worth?
- COWHOUSES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COWHOUSES?
- No single letter can be added to COWHOUSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of COWHOUSES:
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