GOWN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GOWN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOWN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOWN is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOWN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gownsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOWN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GOWN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does GOWN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long loose outer garment.
Gown came through French from a late Latin word for a fur garment, and universities, courts and hospitals each kept it for a different purpose. The academic sense is the oldest of the three.
How GOWN is used
Countable: a gown, two gowns.
- A gown worn over everything else and never fastened.
- The word gown came through French from Latin.
- Two gowns of the same faculty and different degree.
- Hospitals and courts each kept the gown differently.
- The academic use of gown is the oldest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOWN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GOWN
The 4 tiles of GOWN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GOWN
9 longer words begin with GOWN.
Words ending in GOWN
8 words end in GOWN. Useful as a back hook: play GOWN onto a word already on the board.
Words with GOWN inside
12 words contain GOWN in the middle. Words that start with GOWN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GOWN
Common questions about GOWN
- Is GOWN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOWN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOWN worth?
- GOWN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOWN mean?
- A long loose outer garment.
- What letters can be added to GOWN?
- GOWN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GOWN:
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