SOWBUG is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SOWBUG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOWBUG?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOWBUG is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOWBUG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sowbugsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOWBUG scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SOWBUG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 776,076.
What does SOWBUG mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A small crustacean with a greyish, segmented body that lives in damp places on land; a woodlouse.
In North America the sowbug is the usual name for the little grey animal people find under flowerpots, logs and stones. It has a segmented body and seven pairs of legs, and it lives in damp places. British speakers tend to call the same creature a woodlouse instead, so the two words mostly mark a regional difference.
How SOWBUG is used
Mainly North American; the same animal is called a woodlouse in Britain.
- A sowbug scurried away when she lifted the flowerpot.
- Every sowbug under the rotting log was gone by the time the sun reached it.
- The children collected one sowbug in a jar to watch it walk.
- Damp leaf litter is the best place to look for a sowbug.
- He found a sowbug curled in the corner of the cellar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOWBUG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SOWBUG
1 longer words begin with SOWBUG.
Shorter words from the letters in SOWBUG
Common questions about SOWBUG
- Is SOWBUG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOWBUG, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOWBUG worth?
- SOWBUG is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOWBUG mean?
- A small crustacean with a greyish, segmented body that lives in damp places on land; a woodlouse.
- What letters can be added to SOWBUG?
- SOWBUG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SOWBUG:
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