LOWE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. LOWE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOWE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOWE is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOWE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOWE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LOWE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,106.
What does LOWE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A flame or blaze, especially of a fire.
Lowe came into Scots from Old Norse and names what rises visibly above burning fuel, rather than the heat itself. Ballads reach for it when a hearth or beacon is being described at night.
How LOWE is used
Chiefly found in Scots dialect and older Scottish poetry.
- The lowe from the bonfire lit up the whole glen.
- A faint lowe still glowed among the ashes.
- Sparks and lowe rose together into the night sky.
- Old ballads often speak of a lowe burning on the hill.
- The shepherds watched the lowe fade as dawn broke.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOWE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOWE
20 longer words begin with LOWE.
Words ending in LOWE
2 words end in LOWE. Useful as a back hook: play LOWE onto a word already on the board.
Words with LOWE inside
Showing 24 of 211 words that contain LOWE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LOWE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LOWE
Common questions about LOWE
- Is LOWE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOWE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOWE worth?
- LOWE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOWE mean?
- A flame or blaze, especially of a fire.
- What letters can be added to LOWE?
- LOWE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LOWE:
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