HOWF is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 13 points
Yes for Scrabble. HOWF is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept HOWF?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOWF is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOWF
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOWF scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HOWF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 61,269.
What does HOWF mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A favourite haunt, especially a public house.
Howf is Scots and once meant a shelter or even a burial ground before it settled on a place somebody drinks in. Burns used it in both senses, which shows how far it had shifted by 1790.
How HOWF is used
Countable: a howf, two howfs. Scots.
- His howf was the same bar for forty years.
- The word howf once meant a shelter.
- A howf in older Scots could be a burial ground.
- Burns used howf in two senses in the same decade.
- Two howfs on the same street and a firm loyalty to one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOWF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOWF
7 longer words begin with HOWF.
Shorter words from the letters in HOWF
Common questions about HOWF
- Is HOWF valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HOWF is not in it.
- How many points is HOWF worth?
- HOWF is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOWF mean?
- A favourite haunt, especially a public house.
- What letters can be added to HOWF?
- HOWF takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HOWF:
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