LOWLY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LOWLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOWLY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOWLY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOWLY
Front hooks — 1
slowlyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LOWLY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LOWLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 392,122.
What does LOWLY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Low in rank, importance or status; humble.
A lowly position is one that carries little authority or prestige, whether it belongs to a job, a person or an animal in a story. The word can be used plainly, to describe a low social rank, or with a hint of respect, to praise someone who stays modest despite achieving more than their title suggests.
How LOWLY is used
Common in ordinary writing and speech, often paired with words like origins, clerk or beginnings.
- He started in a lowly clerical job before rising to manager.
- The story follows a lowly farmhand who becomes a knight.
- Even in her lowly position, she never stopped offering advice.
- They called the task lowly, but someone still had to do it.
- From such lowly beginnings, the company grew into a global brand.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOWLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LOWLY
The 5 tiles of LOWLY in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in LOWLY
8 words end in LOWLY. Useful as a back hook: play LOWLY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in LOWLY
Common questions about LOWLY
- Is LOWLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOWLY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOWLY worth?
- LOWLY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOWLY mean?
- Low in rank, importance or status; humble.
- What letters can be added to LOWLY?
- LOWLY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LOWLY:
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