DOWIE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DOWIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOWIE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOWIE is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOWIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dowierChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How DOWIE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DOWIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,892.
What does DOWIE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scots
Sad, low-spirited, or dismal, in Scots and northern English dialect.
Dowie describes a quiet, downcast mood rather than sharp grief, the kind of low feeling that settles over someone on a grey, uneventful day. The word appears often in Scots folk songs and ballads, where a dowie tone matches lyrics about parting, loss, or long absence. It is close in meaning to dreary or doleful but keeps a distinctly regional flavor.
How DOWIE is used
Found chiefly in Scots dialect speech, folk song, and ballad writing.
- The old ballad speaks of dowie days after the soldier left.
- She felt dowie all week after her friend moved away.
- A dowie mist hung over the glen that whole morning.
- His letters home turned dowie once the harvest failed.
- The singer's dowie voice suited the mournful old tune.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOWIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOWIE
2 longer words begin with DOWIE.
Words with DOWIE inside
6 words contain DOWIE in the middle. Words that start with DOWIE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DOWIE
Common questions about DOWIE
- Is DOWIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOWIE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOWIE worth?
- DOWIE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOWIE mean?
- Sad, low-spirited, or dismal, in Scots and northern English dialect.
- What letters can be added to DOWIE?
- DOWIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DOWIE:
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