GOWF is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. GOWF is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GOWF?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOWF is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOWF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gowfsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOWF scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GOWF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does GOWF mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scots
To strike something hard, or to play golf.
Gowf is the older Scots verb behind the modern game's name: to gowf a ball is simply to hit it hard, and the game grew directly out of that action. The related noun gowf means a blow rather than the game itself, so a Scots writer can gowf a ball on the links or gowf a man on the ear without any confusion between the two senses.
How GOWF is used
Gowfed, gowfing. The related noun gowf means a blow, not the game of golf.
- He gowfed the ball clean off the tee.
- They gowfed all afternoon on the links despite the wind.
- She gowfed him one across the ear and walked off.
- The word gowf gave golf its modern spelling.
- A gowf like that would have cracked a lesser club.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOWF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOWF
5 longer words begin with GOWF.
Shorter words from the letters in GOWF
Common questions about GOWF
- Is GOWF valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GOWF is not in it.
- How many points is GOWF worth?
- GOWF is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOWF mean?
- To strike something hard, or to play golf.
- What letters can be added to GOWF?
- GOWF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GOWF:
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