SOWSED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. SOWSED 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SOWSED?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOWSED is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOWSED
No single letter turns SOWSED into another word.
How SOWSED scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SOWSED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
Anagrams of SOWSED
The 6 tiles of SOWSED in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SOWSED
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Common questions about SOWSED
- Is SOWSED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SOWSED is not in it.
- How many points is SOWSED worth?
- SOWSED is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SOWSED?
- No single letter can be added to SOWSED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SOWSED:
Open SOWSED in the Word Finder