LOWLIFE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. LOWLIFE 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 LOWLIFE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOWLIFE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOWLIFE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOWLIFE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LOWLIFE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does LOWLIFE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person regarded as contemptible, especially one who lives by crime.
Crime films are full of every kind of lowlife, from pickpockets to informers. As a plural collective it can also describe the seedy side of a city.
How LOWLIFE is used
An informal insult, common in crime fiction and everyday grumbling.
- The detective spent his nights among the lowlife of the docks.
- Only a lowlife would steal from a charity box.
- That bar is a hangout for every lowlife in town.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOWLIFE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOWLIFE
3 longer words begin with LOWLIFE.
Shorter words from the letters in LOWLIFE
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Common questions about LOWLIFE
- Is LOWLIFE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOWLIFE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOWLIFE worth?
- LOWLIFE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOWLIFE mean?
- A person regarded as contemptible, especially one who lives by crime.
- What letters can be added to LOWLIFE?
- LOWLIFE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LOWLIFE:
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