DROWSY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DROWSY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DROWSY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DROWSY is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DROWSY
No single letter turns DROWSY into another word.
How DROWSY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DROWSY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 388,038.
What stands out about DROWSY
- DROWSY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DROWSY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Feeling sleepy and slow, or causing a person to feel that way.
A drowsy person is not yet asleep but is heavy-eyed and hard to rouse, which is the state people reach after a big meal, a long drive or a dose of certain medicines. Labels on cold remedies warn that they may make you drowsy, so do not drive. Writers also use the word for places and hours that feel peaceful and still, such as a drowsy village at noon.
How DROWSY is used
Everyday word; common in health warnings and in scene-setting prose.
- The warm room made the children drowsy.
- This tablet can leave you drowsy for several hours.
- A drowsy hum of bees filled the garden.
- He gave a drowsy nod and fell back to sleep.
- The drowsy town barely stirred at midday.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DROWSY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DROWSY
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Common questions about DROWSY
- Is DROWSY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DROWSY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DROWSY worth?
- DROWSY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DROWSY mean?
- Feeling sleepy and slow, or causing a person to feel that way.
- What letters can be added to DROWSY?
- No single letter can be added to DROWSY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DROWSY:
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