SNOWBOUND is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SNOWBOUND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SNOWBOUND?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SNOWBOUND is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SNOWBOUND
No single letter turns SNOWBOUND into another word.
How SNOWBOUND scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SNOWBOUND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SNOWBOUND has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SNOWBOUND mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Trapped or blocked in a place because of heavy snow.
Snowbound towns, roads and travellers cannot leave until the weather clears or the ploughs arrive. It also describes land that is covered under deep snow.
How SNOWBOUND is used
Snowbound is used for people, vehicles and places cut off by winter weather.
- The family was snowbound in the cabin for three days.
- Snowbound villages waited for supplies by helicopter.
- The train sat snowbound on the mountain line.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SNOWBOUND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SNOWBOUND
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Common questions about SNOWBOUND
- Is SNOWBOUND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SNOWBOUND, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SNOWBOUND worth?
- SNOWBOUND is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SNOWBOUND mean?
- Trapped or blocked in a place because of heavy snow.
- What letters can be added to SNOWBOUND?
- No single letter can be added to SNOWBOUND to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SNOWBOUND:
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