FARROW is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FARROW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FARROW?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FARROW is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FARROW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
farrowsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FARROW scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FARROW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 275,938.
What does FARROW mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To give birth to a litter of piglets; said of a sow.
Farrow is a farming word used only for pigs. A sow farrows when she delivers her litter, and the same word names the litter itself or the act of giving birth. Pig farmers plan their year around when sows are due to farrow and keep a special pen ready for them.
How FARROW is used
Specialised farming term; rare outside agriculture.
- The sow will farrow in the next few days.
- Farmers prepare a warm pen before the pigs farrow.
- Each sow can farrow twice in a year.
- The old breed does not often farrow more than ten piglets.
- We watched her farrow at dawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FARROW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FARROW
4 longer words begin with FARROW.
Shorter words from the letters in FARROW
Common questions about FARROW
- Is FARROW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FARROW, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FARROW worth?
- FARROW is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FARROW mean?
- To give birth to a litter of piglets; said of a sow.
- What letters can be added to FARROW?
- FARROW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FARROW:
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