PLOW is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PLOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLOW?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLOW is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLOW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
plowsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLOW scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PLOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,635.
What does PLOW mean in Scrabble?
verb
North American
To turn over soil with a bladed implement.
Plow is the American spelling and the British one carries three more letters, which makes this one of the few cases where the shorter form is also the newer. Both are the same word.
How PLOW is used
Plowed, plows. British spelling: plough.
- They plowed the field twice before sowing.
- The word plow is spelled with three more letters in Britain.
- A plow turns the soil rather than cutting it.
- Two plows working the same field from opposite ends.
- Here the shorter spelling plow is the newer one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLOW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PLOW
The 4 tiles of PLOW in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PLOW
Showing 24 of 32 words that begin with PLOW.
Words ending in PLOW
3 words end in PLOW. Useful as a back hook: play PLOW onto a word already on the board.
Words with PLOW inside
8 words contain PLOW in the middle. Words that start with PLOW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PLOW
Common questions about PLOW
- Is PLOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLOW, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLOW worth?
- PLOW is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLOW mean?
- To turn over soil with a bladed implement.
- What letters can be added to PLOW?
- PLOW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PLOW:
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