SOWAR is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SOWAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOWAR?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOWAR is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOWAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sowarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOWAR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SOWAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does SOWAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicalIndian English
A native cavalry trooper serving in the British Indian Army, especially one holding the rank of ordinary soldier in an irregular or regular cavalry regiment.
A sowar rode as an ordinary trooper within an Indian cavalry regiment, ranking below an officer such as a jemadar or risaldar but forming the backbone of the mounted force. British colonial writing and military records used sowar constantly when describing the irregular cavalry units, such as the famous Corps of Guides, that patrolled and fought along the frontiers of India. The word came into English directly from Urdu and Persian, and it appears throughout nineteenth and early twentieth century accounts of Indian military life. Today sowar survives mainly in historical writing about British India and its army, rather than in current everyday use.
How SOWAR is used
Historical military term from British India, naming an ordinary cavalry trooper rather than an officer.
- A lone sowar rode ahead to scout the mountain pass.
- The regiment recruited sowars from villages across the frontier.
- His grandfather served as a sowar in a Bengal cavalry unit.
- The gate was guarded by a sowar in a neat white uniform.
- Old records list the pay given to each sowar in the troop.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOWAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SOWAR
5 longer words begin with SOWAR.
Words with SOWAR inside
2 words contain SOWAR in the middle. Words that start with SOWAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SOWAR
Common questions about SOWAR
- Is SOWAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOWAR, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOWAR worth?
- SOWAR is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOWAR mean?
- A native cavalry trooper serving in the British Indian Army, especially one holding the rank of ordinary soldier in an irregular or regular cavalry regiment.
- What letters can be added to SOWAR?
- SOWAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SOWAR:
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