UNCOWLS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. UNCOWLS 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept UNCOWLS?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNCOWLS is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNCOWLS
No single letter turns UNCOWLS into another word.
How UNCOWLS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in UNCOWLS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,303 thousand.
What does UNCOWLS mean in Scrabble?
UNCOWLS is the present-tense form of UNCOWL used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in UNCOWLS
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Common questions about UNCOWLS
- Is UNCOWLS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and UNCOWLS is not in it.
- How many points is UNCOWLS worth?
- UNCOWLS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to UNCOWLS?
- No single letter can be added to UNCOWLS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of UNCOWLS:
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