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 letters can be added to SOWBUG?

SOWBUG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

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.

s1o1w4b3u1g2

PlayableSOWBUG · 6 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF

12points in Scrabble

15points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 776,076odds of drawing this rack

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

30WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

3.83%

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

sowbugs13

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How SOWBUG scores

Scrabble s1o1w4b3u1g2 12

Words with Friends s1o1w4b4u2g3 15

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.

Words starting with SOWBUG

sowbugs13

1 longer words begin with SOWBUG.

Shorter words from the letters in SOWBUG

bogus8 bows9 swob9 bogs7 bugs7 gobs7 gubs7 sugo5 bow8 bog6 bug6 gob6 gub6 sow6 wos6 wus6 bos5 bus5 obs5 sob5 sub5 gos4 gus4 sog4 sug4 ugs4 ous3 sou3 ow5 wo5 bo4 ob4 go3 gu3 ug3 os2 ou2 so2 us2

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 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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