DOWRY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DOWRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOWRY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOWRY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOWRY
No single letter turns DOWRY into another word.
How DOWRY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DOWRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,031.
What stands out about DOWRY
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DOWRY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Money, goods or property that a bride's family gives to the groom or his family at marriage.
A dowry is wealth transferred at marriage from the bride's side to the groom's, historically intended to help establish the new household or to compensate the husband's family for taking on the wife. The custom has a long history across many cultures, including parts of South Asia and historical Europe, though its legal status and social acceptance vary widely today. In some places dowry demands have become associated with abuse and are now banned or restricted by law. The word is distinct from bride price, which moves in the opposite direction, from the groom's family to the bride's.
How DOWRY is used
Used in discussions of marriage customs, family law and history, particularly regarding South Asian and historical European practice.
- Her family began saving for her dowry when she was a child.
- The law now forbids demanding a dowry as a condition of marriage.
- He brought land and cattle as part of his sister's dowry.
- Historians study how dowry customs shaped inheritance in medieval Europe.
- The novel centres on a family unable to afford their daughter's dowry.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOWRY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DOWRY
The 5 tiles of DOWRY in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in DOWRY
Common questions about DOWRY
- Is DOWRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOWRY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOWRY worth?
- DOWRY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOWRY mean?
- Money, goods or property that a bride's family gives to the groom or his family at marriage.
- What letters can be added to DOWRY?
- No single letter can be added to DOWRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DOWRY:
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