DHOW is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DHOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DHOW?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DHOW is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DHOW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dhowsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DHOW scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DHOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,635.
What does DHOW mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A sailing vessel with a triangular sail.
The dhow carried trade across the Indian Ocean for a thousand years by using the monsoon, sailing one way in one season and back in the next. The word entered English only in the nineteenth century.
How DHOW is used
Countable: a dhow, two dhows.
- A dhow sails one way with the monsoon and waits for it to turn.
- The word dhow entered English in the 1800s.
- Two dhows anchored off the same beach.
- A dhow carried trade for a thousand years.
- The triangular sail is what makes a dhow work against the wind.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DHOW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DHOW
The 4 tiles of DHOW in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DHOW
1 longer words begin with DHOW.
Shorter words from the letters in DHOW
Common questions about DHOW
- Is DHOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DHOW, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DHOW worth?
- DHOW is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DHOW mean?
- A sailing vessel with a triangular sail.
- What letters can be added to DHOW?
- DHOW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DHOW:
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