PLOWBOY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PLOWBOY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLOWBOY?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLOWBOY is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLOWBOY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
plowboysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLOWBOY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PLOWBOY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,933 thousand.
What does PLOWBOY mean in Scrabble?
noun
North Americanarchaic
A boy who drives or guides the animals pulling a plow.
In farming communities the plowboy was a young worker who walked beside the team in the field. The word also carries a picture of simple country life.
How PLOWBOY is used
Old-fashioned; the British spelling is ploughboy.
- The plowboy led the horses along the furrow.
- As a plowboy he rose before dawn every day.
- The poem was written about a plowboy turned scholar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLOWBOY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLOWBOY
1 longer words begin with PLOWBOY.
Shorter words from the letters in PLOWBOY
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Common questions about PLOWBOY
- Is PLOWBOY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLOWBOY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLOWBOY worth?
- PLOWBOY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLOWBOY mean?
- A boy who drives or guides the animals pulling a plow.
- What letters can be added to PLOWBOY?
- PLOWBOY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PLOWBOY:
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