ROWEL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ROWEL 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 ROWEL?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROWEL is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROWEL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROWEL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ROWEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 16,338.
What stands out about ROWEL
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ROWEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
The small spiked wheel at the end of a spur that turns freely and is pressed against a horse's side to urge it forward.
A rowel replaced the earlier fixed spur point because a turning wheel of points spreads the pressure and rolls against the horse's flank rather than jabbing a single spot. The word can also work as a verb, to rowel a horse, meaning to spur it on using this wheel. Riders and saddlers still fit rowels to Western and rodeo spurs today, so the word has not slipped entirely into history.
How ROWEL is used
Used mainly in riding, ranching, and rodeo contexts, both as the noun for the part and as a verb for the act of spurring.
- The silver rowel on his spur caught the light as he swung into the saddle.
- A dull rowel does less harm to the horse than a sharp one.
- He would rowel the bronco only enough to keep it moving.
- The blacksmith replaced the worn rowel with a new one.
- Her spurs had large rowels typical of old ranch gear.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROWEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ROWEL
The 5 tiles of ROWEL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ROWEL
5 longer words begin with ROWEL.
Words ending in ROWEL
1 words end in ROWEL. Useful as a back hook: play ROWEL onto a word already on the board.
Words with ROWEL inside
9 words contain ROWEL in the middle. Words that start with ROWEL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ROWEL
Common questions about ROWEL
- Is ROWEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROWEL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROWEL worth?
- ROWEL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROWEL mean?
- The small spiked wheel at the end of a spur that turns freely and is pressed against a horse's side to urge it forward.
- What letters can be added to ROWEL?
- ROWEL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ROWEL:
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