ROWAN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ROWAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROWAN?
| 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 ROWAN is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROWAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rowansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROWAN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ROWAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What does ROWAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small deciduous tree with feathery leaves and clusters of bright red berries, known too as the mountain ash, native to cool northern regions.
The rowan is easy to spot in autumn, when its branches carry heavy clusters of small red-orange berries that birds strip quickly once they ripen. Despite the common name mountain ash, the rowan is not a true ash but belongs to the rose family, and it often grows on hillsides and mountain slopes where taller trees struggle. In folklore across Britain and Scandinavia, people planted a rowan near the house door in the belief that it warded off evil, a tradition still remembered even where it is no longer practiced.
How ROWAN is used
A common tree name used in botany, gardening, and folklore writing across Britain and northern Europe.
- A row of rowan trees lined the old farm track.
- Birds stripped the rowan berries within a week of ripening.
- She planted a young rowan beside the front gate for luck.
- The hillside rowan turned a deep red as autumn set in.
- Rowan wood was once carved into small protective charms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROWAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ROWAN
3 longer words begin with ROWAN.
Words with ROWAN inside
2 words contain ROWAN in the middle. Words that start with ROWAN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ROWAN
Common questions about ROWAN
- Is ROWAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROWAN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROWAN worth?
- ROWAN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROWAN mean?
- A small deciduous tree with feathery leaves and clusters of bright red berries, known too as the mountain ash, native to cool northern regions.
- What letters can be added to ROWAN?
- ROWAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ROWAN:
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