LOWNDING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. LOWNDING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept LOWNDING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOWNDING is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOWNDING
No single letter turns LOWNDING into another word.
How LOWNDING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LOWNDING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LOWNDING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LOWNDING mean in Scrabble?
LOWNDING is the -ing form (present participle) of LOWND.
Shorter words from the letters in LOWNDING
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Common questions about LOWNDING
- Is LOWNDING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LOWNDING is not in it.
- How many points is LOWNDING worth?
- LOWNDING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to LOWNDING?
- No single letter can be added to LOWNDING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LOWNDING:
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