Is NOWY valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NOWY is not in it.

How many points is NOWY worth?

NOWY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to NOWY?

NOWY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

NOWY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points

It depends on the list you play by. NOWY 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

n1o1w4y4

Depends on the listNOWY · 4 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 10 pts WWF

10points in Scrabble

10points in Words with Friends

4letters

1hook available

1 in 20,423odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept NOWY?

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: 36 / 100

36WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.5

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

4.5%

Our own measure of how useful NOWY is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for NOWY

Front hooks — 1

snowy11

Back hooks — 0

None.

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How NOWY scores

Scrabble n1o1w4y4 10

Words with Friends n2o1w4y3 10

Face value of the 4 tiles in NOWY, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
n	1	6
o	1	8
w	1	2
y	1	2

Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.

Words ending in NOWY

snowy11

1 words end in NOWY. Useful as a back hook: play NOWY onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in NOWY

wyn9 yow9 now6 noy6 ony6 own6 won6 yon6 ny5 ow5 oy5 wo5 yo5 no2 on2

Common questions about NOWY

Is NOWY valid in Words with Friends?: No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NOWY is not in it.
How many points is NOWY worth?: NOWY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to NOWY?: NOWY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NOWY:

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