JOW is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. JOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JOW?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOW is to know. It scores 13 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOW
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JOW scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in JOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,106.
What stands out about JOW
- JOW scores 13 points, more than twice the average for a 3-letter word (6.3).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does JOW mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scots
To toll a bell, or to strike it a single heavy stroke.
Jow carries its own sound: it is the noise of one heavy stroke, not the run of a peal. The word works as both the act and the stroke itself, so a bell can jow and a listener can count the jows, and older writing keeps it for the slow bell of a funeral or a curfew rather than for anything cheerful.
How JOW is used
Used of the bell and of the person ringing it: the bell jowed, he jowed the bell. Also a noun for one stroke.
- The kirk bell jowed twice and stopped.
- They jow the bell at noon and again at dusk.
- He counted the jows and knew who had died.
- A bell jowing in fog carries further than anyone expects.
- The sexton jowed for a full minute before the service.
- Nobody has jowed that bell since the tower was closed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JOW and 6 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JOW
18 longer words begin with JOW.
Words with JOW inside
2 words contain JOW in the middle. Words that start with JOW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in JOW
Common questions about JOW
- Is JOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JOW, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JOW worth?
- JOW is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JOW mean?
- To toll a bell, or to strike it a single heavy stroke.
- What letters can be added to JOW?
- JOW takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of JOW:
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