PROW is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PROW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROW?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROW is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROW
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROW scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PROW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What does PROW mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
The pointed front part of a ship.
Prow came through French from a Greek word meaning forward, and that root produced a great many English words about being first. Naval writing usually prefers a different term for the same part.
How PROW is used
Countable: a prow, two prows.
- The prow lifted on every third wave.
- The word prow comes from a Greek one meaning forward.
- Two prows carved with the same figure.
- Naval writing prefers another word to prow.
- A high prow keeps water off the deck.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PROW
15 longer words begin with PROW.
Shorter words from the letters in PROW
Common questions about PROW
- Is PROW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROW, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROW worth?
- PROW is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROW mean?
- The pointed front part of a ship.
- What letters can be added to PROW?
- PROW takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PROW:
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