NOWL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. NOWL 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 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NOWL?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOWL is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOWL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nowlsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NOWL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NOWL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
Anagrams of NOWL
The 4 tiles of NOWL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NOWL
1 longer words begin with NOWL.
Words ending in NOWL
1 words end in NOWL. Useful as a back hook: play NOWL onto a word already on the board.
Words with NOWL inside
Showing 24 of 39 words that contain NOWL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NOWL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NOWL
Common questions about NOWL
- Is NOWL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NOWL is not in it.
- How many points is NOWL worth?
- NOWL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NOWL?
- NOWL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NOWL:
Open NOWL in the Word Finder