TOWAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TOWAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOWAGE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOWAGE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOWAGE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOWAGE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TOWAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does TOWAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The pulling of a boat or vehicle by a rope or a tug, or the fee charged for doing it.
Towage is a business word of harbours, canals and roads. A ship that cannot move under its own power pays for towage, and the cost depends on distance and the size of the vessel. The same word covers the work itself and the bill for it, so context tells you which one a writer means.
How TOWAGE is used
Technical; found in shipping, salvage and breakdown-service contracts.
- The towage of the damaged ship took two days.
- Insurance covered the cost of towage to the nearest port.
- The harbour charges a fixed rate for towage.
- Canal towage once relied on horses walking along the bank.
- The invoice listed towage, fuel and pilot fees separately.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOWAGE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TOWAGE
1 longer words begin with TOWAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in TOWAGE
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Common questions about TOWAGE
- Is TOWAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOWAGE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOWAGE worth?
- TOWAGE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOWAGE mean?
- The pulling of a boat or vehicle by a rope or a tug, or the fee charged for doing it.
- What letters can be added to TOWAGE?
- TOWAGE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TOWAGE:
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