COWLICK is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. COWLICK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COWLICK?
| 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 COWLICK is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COWLICK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cowlicksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COWLICK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in COWLICK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,791 thousand.
What does COWLICK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest and will not lie flat.
A cowlick often sits at the crown or over the forehead and sticks up whatever the comb does. The name comes from the look of hair that seems licked the wrong way.
How COWLICK is used
Cowlick is a common everyday word about stubborn hair.
- A stubborn cowlick stood up at the back of his head.
- No amount of water would flatten the cowlick.
- She trimmed her son's hair around the cowlick.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COWLICK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COWLICK
1 longer words begin with COWLICK.
Shorter words from the letters in COWLICK
Common questions about COWLICK
- Is COWLICK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COWLICK, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COWLICK worth?
- COWLICK is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COWLICK mean?
- A tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest and will not lie flat.
- What letters can be added to COWLICK?
- COWLICK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of COWLICK:
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