JOWAR is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. JOWAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JOWAR?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOWAR is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOWAR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JOWAR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in JOWAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does JOWAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanyIndian English
A variety of sorghum widely grown in India as a grain crop and used to make flatbread and fodder.
Jowar is a drought-resistant cereal plant cultivated across much of India, valued both for its grain and for the fodder its stalks provide to livestock. The grain is ground into flour and baked into flatbreads that form part of the everyday diet in many regions. Jowar is also known by other names, including durra, reflecting its wide cultivation across warmer parts of the world.
How JOWAR is used
Chiefly used in Indian English and in writing about South Asian agriculture and cuisine.
- Farmers in the region rely on jowar to survive dry seasons.
- She ground the jowar into flour for the evening bread.
- The market sold sacks of jowar alongside wheat and rice.
- Jowar stalks were stacked as fodder for the cattle.
- Jowar flatbread is a staple in many Indian households.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JOWAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JOWAR
3 longer words begin with JOWAR.
Shorter words from the letters in JOWAR
Common questions about JOWAR
- Is JOWAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JOWAR, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JOWAR worth?
- JOWAR is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JOWAR mean?
- A variety of sorghum widely grown in India as a grain crop and used to make flatbread and fodder.
- What letters can be added to JOWAR?
- JOWAR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of JOWAR:
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