ROWIE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. ROWIE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ROWIE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROWIE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROWIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROWIE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ROWIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
Anagrams of ROWIE
The 5 tiles of ROWIE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ROWIE
1 longer words begin with ROWIE.
Words ending in ROWIE
1 words end in ROWIE. Useful as a back hook: play ROWIE onto a word already on the board.
Words with ROWIE inside
8 words contain ROWIE in the middle. Words that start with ROWIE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ROWIE
Common questions about ROWIE
- Is ROWIE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ROWIE is not in it.
- How many points is ROWIE worth?
- ROWIE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ROWIE?
- ROWIE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ROWIE:
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