SCOW is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SCOW 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 SCOW?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCOW is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCOW
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCOW scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SCOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,635.
What does SCOW mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A flat-bottomed boat with square ends.
Scow came into English from Dutch and names a hull built for carrying bulk rather than for speed. Harbour work kept the word alive long after the sailing versions disappeared.
How SCOW is used
Countable: a scow, two scows.
- A scow carries more than a boat of the same length.
- The word scow came into English from Dutch.
- Two scows moored end to end across the basin.
- A scow is built square at both ends.
- Harbour work kept scow in use.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCOW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCOW
The 4 tiles of SCOW in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SCOW
Showing 24 of 29 words that begin with SCOW.
Words ending in SCOW
1 words end in SCOW. Useful as a back hook: play SCOW onto a word already on the board.
Words with SCOW inside
1 words contain SCOW in the middle. Words that start with SCOW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SCOW
Common questions about SCOW
- Is SCOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCOW, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCOW worth?
- SCOW is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCOW mean?
- A flat-bottomed boat with square ends.
- What letters can be added to SCOW?
- SCOW takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SCOW:
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