GOWFED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. GOWFED 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GOWFED?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOWFED is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOWFED
No single letter turns GOWFED into another word.
How GOWFED scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GOWFED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What does GOWFED mean in Scrabble?
GOWFED is the past tense or past participle of GOWF.
GOWF(verb) — To strike something hard, or to play golf.
Shorter words from the letters in GOWFED
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Common questions about GOWFED
- Is GOWFED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GOWFED is not in it.
- How many points is GOWFED worth?
- GOWFED is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GOWFED?
- No single letter can be added to GOWFED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GOWFED:
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