TOWNWEAR is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. TOWNWEAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOWNWEAR?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOWNWEAR is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOWNWEAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
townwearsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOWNWEAR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TOWNWEAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 2 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TOWNWEAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TOWNWEAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
Smart, fairly formal clothing suited to business or city life rather than the countryside.
Townwear covers tailored jackets, skirts and trousers that look right in an office or on a city street. Shops often set it against country or sports clothing in their separate departments.
How TOWNWEAR is used
Seen in fashion writing and shop catalogues, mainly in British usage.
- The department store sells townwear on its second floor.
- He packed one suit of townwear for the conference.
- Her townwear was cut in sober grey wool.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOWNWEAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TOWNWEAR
1 longer words begin with TOWNWEAR.
Shorter words from the letters in TOWNWEAR
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Common questions about TOWNWEAR
- Is TOWNWEAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOWNWEAR, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOWNWEAR worth?
- TOWNWEAR is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOWNWEAR mean?
- Smart, fairly formal clothing suited to business or city life rather than the countryside.
- What letters can be added to TOWNWEAR?
- TOWNWEAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TOWNWEAR:
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