OW is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. OW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OW?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OW is to know. It scores 5 from 2 tiles, takes 20 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OW
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How OW scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in OW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 309.
What stands out about OW
- Only 5 words of 2 letters carry a W, and OW is one of them.
- OW is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OW mean in Scrabble?
interjection
A cry made at a sudden sharp pain.
How OW is used
- Ow, that kettle is hotter than it looks.
- Ow! Mind my fingers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OW and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OW
The 2 tiles of OW in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OW
Showing 24 of 64 words that begin with OW.
Words ending in OW
Showing 24 of 290 words that end in OW. Useful as a back hook: play OW onto a word already on the board.
Words with OW inside
Showing 24 of 3790 words that contain OW somewhere in the middle. Words that start with OW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about OW
- Is OW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OW, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OW worth?
- OW is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OW mean?
- A cry made at a sudden sharp pain.
- What letters can be added to OW?
- OW takes 20 hooks: 16 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of OW:
Open OW in the Word Finder