HOWDY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HOWDY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOWDY?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOWDY is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOWDY
No single letter turns HOWDY into another word.
How HOWDY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HOWDY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 294,092.
What does HOWDY mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informalNorth American
An informal greeting meaning hello, chiefly associated with the southern and western United States.
Howdy began as a contraction of how do you do and is now used simply as a casual way to say hello. It is strongly associated with cowboy speech and the American South and West, giving it a folksy, friendly tone. Because of this regional flavor, the word is rarely used in formal writing.
How HOWDY is used
Informal and regional; common in casual speech in the southern and western United States.
- Howdy, neighbor, he called from across the fence.
- The cowboy tipped his hat and said howdy to the newcomers.
- She greeted every customer with a cheerful howdy.
- Howdy became the shop's signature greeting to visitors.
- He answered the phone with a relaxed howdy instead of hello.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOWDY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOWDY
1 longer words begin with HOWDY.
Shorter words from the letters in HOWDY
Common questions about HOWDY
- Is HOWDY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOWDY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOWDY worth?
- HOWDY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOWDY mean?
- An informal greeting meaning hello, chiefly associated with the southern and western United States.
- What letters can be added to HOWDY?
- No single letter can be added to HOWDY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HOWDY:
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