OWIE is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 7 points
Yes for Scrabble. OWIE is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept OWIE?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OWIE is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OWIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OWIE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in OWIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,269.
What does OWIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
childish
A minor injury such as a small cut or scrape, especially as described by or to a young child.
An owie is the word a small child often uses instead of a more formal term for a minor injury. Parents and caregivers commonly repeat the same word when comforting a child after a small bump or scrape.
How OWIE is used
Typically heard in casual, family conversation with young children.
- The toddler pointed at his knee and said it was an owie.
- She kissed the owie better after her daughter fell off the swing.
- A tiny owie on his finger did not stop him from playing outside.
- The nurse joked about kissing away every owie in the classroom.
- Small owies like scrapes and bruises are common after a day at the playground.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OWIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OWIE
1 longer words begin with OWIE.
Words ending in OWIE
8 words end in OWIE. Useful as a back hook: play OWIE onto a word already on the board.
Words with OWIE inside
Showing 24 of 50 words that contain OWIE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with OWIE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OWIE
Common questions about OWIE
- Is OWIE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OWIE is not in it.
- How many points is OWIE worth?
- OWIE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OWIE mean?
- A minor injury such as a small cut or scrape, especially as described by or to a young child.
- What letters can be added to OWIE?
- OWIE takes 7 hooks: 6 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of OWIE:
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