SCOWPS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCOWPS 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SCOWPS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCOWPS is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCOWPS
No single letter turns SCOWPS into another word.
How SCOWPS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SCOWPS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,104 thousand.
What stands out about SCOWPS
- SCOWPS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- SCOWPS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SCOWPS
Common questions about SCOWPS
- Is SCOWPS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SCOWPS is not in it.
- How many points is SCOWPS worth?
- SCOWPS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCOWPS?
- No single letter can be added to SCOWPS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SCOWPS:
Open SCOWPS in the Word Finder