TOWZY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. TOWZY 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TOWZY?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOWZY is to know. It scores 20 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOWZY
No single letter turns TOWZY into another word.
How TOWZY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TOWZY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 392,122.
What stands out about TOWZY
- TOWZY scores 20 points, more than twice the average for a 5-letter word (9.2).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TOWZY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scotsdialect
Shaggy, rough, or untidy in appearance, especially describing hair or fur that looks tousled and uncombed.
A towzy head of hair or a towzy dog looks messy and thick, as if it has never been combed or brushed. The word is chiefly found in older Scots writing rather than in standard modern English.
How TOWZY is used
Rare outside Scots dialect and older literary texts; a modern writer would more likely say shaggy or tousled.
- The old shepherd had a towzy grey beard that reached his chest.
- Their towzy little terrier came bounding through the heather.
- Her towzy hair had clearly not seen a comb all morning.
- The towzy pony stood shivering at the edge of the field.
- He described the boy as a towzy, freckled lad from the village.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOWZY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TOWZY
Common questions about TOWZY
- Is TOWZY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TOWZY is not in it.
- How many points is TOWZY worth?
- TOWZY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOWZY mean?
- Shaggy, rough, or untidy in appearance, especially describing hair or fur that looks tousled and uncombed.
- What letters can be added to TOWZY?
- No single letter can be added to TOWZY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TOWZY:
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