DOWLS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. DOWLS 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
d2o1w4l1s1
Depends on the listDOWLS · 5 letters · 9 pts Scrabble · 10 pts WWF
9points in Scrabble
10points in Words with Friends
5letters
0hooks available
1 in 73,523odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept DOWLS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.8
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.4%
Our own measure of how useful DOWLS is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOWLS
No single letter turns DOWLS into another word.
How DOWLS scores
Scrabble d2o1w4l1s1 9
Words with Friends d2o1w4l2s1 10
Face value of the 5 tiles in DOWLS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 73,523.
Anagrams of DOWLS
The 5 tiles of DOWLS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in DOWLS
dowl8 dows8 wold8 lows7 owls7 slow7 sowl7 dols5 lods5 olds5 sold5 dow7 low6 owl6 sow6 wos6 dol4 dos4 dso4 lod4 lsd4 ods4 old4 sod4 los3 sol3 ow5 wo5 do3 od3 lo2 os2 so2
Common questions about DOWLS
- Is DOWLS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DOWLS is not in it.
- How many points is DOWLS worth?
- DOWLS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DOWLS?
- No single letter can be added to DOWLS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DOWLS:
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