FROWSY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. FROWSY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FROWSY?
| 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 FROWSY is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FROWSY
No single letter turns FROWSY into another word.
How FROWSY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FROWSY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| 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 776,076.
What stands out about FROWSY
- FROWSY 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 FROWSY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
British
Untidy and neglected in appearance, or stale and musty-smelling.
A frowsy person looks as if they have just rolled out of bed, and a frowsy room smells of old air. The word is old-fashioned and now rare.
How FROWSY is used
Frowsy is a dated word with variant spellings such as frowzy.
- The frowsy landlady shuffled to the door in slippers.
- A frowsy smell hung in the unused parlour.
- He looked frowsy after the overnight journey.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FROWSY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FROWSY
Common questions about FROWSY
- Is FROWSY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FROWSY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FROWSY worth?
- FROWSY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FROWSY mean?
- Untidy and neglected in appearance, or stale and musty-smelling.
- What letters can be added to FROWSY?
- No single letter can be added to FROWSY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FROWSY:
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