LOW is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. LOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOW?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOW is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 12 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOW
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOW scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in LOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,527.
What does LOW mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not high; close to the ground.
Low does an unrelated second job as the sound a cow makes, and that word is imitative and a great deal older. The two have coexisted for a thousand years, and only a sentence about cattle can bring them anywhere near each other.
How LOW is used
Before and after the noun. Also an unrelated verb about cattle.
- The ceiling is low and the doorway is lower.
- Stocks are low and the delivery is late.
- The cattle low all evening when the calves are taken.
- A low bridge catches one lorry a month.
- Two entirely separate words are spelled low.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LOW
The 3 tiles of LOW in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LOW
Showing 24 of 103 words that begin with LOW.
Words ending in LOW
Showing 24 of 102 words that end in LOW. Useful as a back hook: play LOW onto a word already on the board.
Words with LOW inside
Showing 24 of 691 words that contain LOW somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LOW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LOW
Common questions about LOW
- Is LOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOW, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOW worth?
- LOW is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOW mean?
- Not high; close to the ground.
- What letters can be added to LOW?
- LOW takes 12 hooks: 7 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of LOW:
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