GOWAN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GOWAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOWAN?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOWAN is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOWAN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOWAN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GOWAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about GOWAN
- 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 GOWAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A wild daisy or similar small white or yellow field flower.
Gowan is a Scots word long used in poetry and song for the common daisy or related meadow flowers dotting grassland in spring. Robert Burns and other Scottish poets favored the word for its softness and rural feel, and it still turns up in folk songs and place names today. Outside Scotland the word is rarely used at all.
How GOWAN is used
Scots; found mainly in traditional song, poetry, and place names rather than ordinary speech.
- The meadow was scattered with white gowans in May.
- A child picked a gowan and tucked it behind her ear.
- The old song speaks of braes covered in gowans.
- Bees moved slowly from gowan to gowan in the warm field.
- Frost had silvered every gowan by early morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOWAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GOWAN
The 5 tiles of GOWAN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GOWAN
3 longer words begin with GOWAN.
Words ending in GOWAN
1 words end in GOWAN. Useful as a back hook: play GOWAN onto a word already on the board.
Words with GOWAN inside
1 words contain GOWAN in the middle. Words that start with GOWAN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GOWAN
Common questions about GOWAN
- Is GOWAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOWAN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOWAN worth?
- GOWAN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOWAN mean?
- A wild daisy or similar small white or yellow field flower.
- What letters can be added to GOWAN?
- GOWAN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GOWAN:
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