STOWAWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. STOWAWAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STOWAWAY?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STOWAWAY is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STOWAWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stowawaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STOWAWAY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STOWAWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STOWAWAY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STOWAWAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who hides aboard a ship, plane or other vehicle to travel without paying or being noticed.
Adventure stories love the stowaway tucked among crates in the hold. In real life such a traveller is usually discovered at sea or on landing, and handled by the crew or the authorities.
How STOWAWAY is used
The word stowaway is common in stories and in news about ships and flights.
- The crew found a stowaway behind the barrels.
- A young stowaway had slipped aboard at the last port.
- No stowaway could hide long on such a small boat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STOWAWAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STOWAWAY
The 8 tiles of STOWAWAY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with STOWAWAY
1 longer words begin with STOWAWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in STOWAWAY
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Common questions about STOWAWAY
- Is STOWAWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STOWAWAY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STOWAWAY worth?
- STOWAWAY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STOWAWAY mean?
- A person who hides aboard a ship, plane or other vehicle to travel without paying or being noticed.
- What letters can be added to STOWAWAY?
- STOWAWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STOWAWAY:
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