TOW is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOW?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOW is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOW
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOW scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in TOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684.
What stands out about TOW
- The same 3 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TOW mean in Scrabble?
verb
To pull a vehicle or a boat behind another.
Tow and tug divide by rope: one is done at a distance on a line and the other close up. An unrelated noun meaning coarse flax fibre gave English tow-headed for very fair hair, and that word has nothing to do with pulling anything.
How TOW is used
Transitive. Also a noun — on tow, in tow.
- They towed the car three miles and charged for ten.
- The barge was on tow and moving at walking pace.
- He towed a caravan for the first time and never again.
- A tow-headed child in every photograph of that family.
- Towing at that weight needs a different licence.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TOW
The 3 tiles of TOW in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with TOW
Showing 24 of 136 words that begin with TOW.
Words ending in TOW
8 words end in TOW. Useful as a back hook: play TOW onto a word already on the board.
Words with TOW inside
Showing 24 of 125 words that contain TOW somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TOW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TOW
Common questions about TOW
- Is TOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOW, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOW worth?
- TOW is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOW mean?
- To pull a vehicle or a boat behind another.
- What letters can be added to TOW?
- TOW takes 5 hooks: 1 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of TOW:
Open TOW in the Word Finder