MISTBOW is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. MISTBOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISTBOW?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISTBOW is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISTBOW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mistbowsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MISTBOW scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MISTBOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does MISTBOW mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A pale arch of light that sometimes forms in mist or fog, resembling a faint rainbow.
A mistbow looks washed out because the droplets in fog are tiny and scatter the colours together. Hikers on misty ridges are the likeliest to catch sight of one.
How MISTBOW is used
Mistbow is a rare word; fogbow is the more usual name for the same sight.
- A mistbow curved over the valley as the sun broke through the haze.
- The mistbow had almost no colour, only a soft white band.
- We stopped on the path to watch the mistbow fade.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISTBOW and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MISTBOW
1 longer words begin with MISTBOW.
Shorter words from the letters in MISTBOW
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Common questions about MISTBOW
- Is MISTBOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISTBOW, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISTBOW worth?
- MISTBOW is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISTBOW mean?
- A pale arch of light that sometimes forms in mist or fog, resembling a faint rainbow.
- What letters can be added to MISTBOW?
- MISTBOW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MISTBOW:
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