POWWOW is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. POWWOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POWWOW?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POWWOW is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POWWOW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
powwowsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POWWOW scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in POWWOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| w | 3 | 2 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. POWWOW needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about POWWOW
- POWWOW uses the letter W three times — almost nothing else in the four lists we check does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does POWWOW mean in Scrabble?
noun
A meeting or conference for discussion.
The word began as a Native American term for a gathering with ceremony and dance. In casual speech a powwow is simply a get-together to talk something over.
How POWWOW is used
Powwow is used jokingly for an informal meeting, and respectfully for the Native American gathering.
- The coaches held a quick powwow on the sideline.
- Let us have a powwow before we decide.
- The annual powwow drew dancers from many nations.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POWWOW and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POWWOW
3 longer words begin with POWWOW.
Shorter words from the letters in POWWOW
Common questions about POWWOW
- Is POWWOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POWWOW, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POWWOW worth?
- POWWOW is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POWWOW mean?
- A meeting or conference for discussion.
- What letters can be added to POWWOW?
- POWWOW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of POWWOW:
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