HOWDIE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HOWDIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOWDIE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOWDIE is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOWDIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOWDIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HOWDIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What does HOWDIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A midwife, in Scots and northern English use.
Howdie is the old Scottish and northern English word for a woman who attended births, long before trained nurse-midwives became the norm. In village life the howdie was a trusted figure called to the house when a child was due. The word is found chiefly in Scottish literature and in local speech of the past.
How HOWDIE is used
Scots and northern dialect, now mainly historical or literary.
- The farmer sent a boy running to fetch the howdie.
- A kindly howdie delivered most of the babies in the glen.
- Folk songs mention the howdie who came through the snow.
- The village howdie knew every family by name.
- My granny remembered the old howdie of her parish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOWDIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOWDIE
2 longer words begin with HOWDIE.
Shorter words from the letters in HOWDIE
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Common questions about HOWDIE
- Is HOWDIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOWDIE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOWDIE worth?
- HOWDIE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOWDIE mean?
- A midwife, in Scots and northern English use.
- What letters can be added to HOWDIE?
- HOWDIE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HOWDIE:
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