Is VOWS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts VOWS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is VOWS worth?

VOWS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to VOWS?

VOWS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

VOWS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points

Yes. VOWS 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.

v4o1w4s1

PlayableVOWS · 4 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 11 pts WWF

10points in Scrabble

11points in Words with Friends

4letters

1hook available

1 in 30,635odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept VOWS?

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: 35 / 100

35WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.5

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

Our own measure of how useful VOWS is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for VOWS

Front hooks — 1

avows11

Back hooks — 0

None.

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How VOWS scores

Scrabble v4o1w4s1 10

Words with Friends v5o1w4s1 11

Face value of the 4 tiles in VOWS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
v	1	2
o	1	8
w	1	2
s	1	4

Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,635.

Words ending in VOWS

avows11 reavows13 disavows15

3 words end in VOWS. Useful as a back hook: play VOWS onto a word already on the board.

Words with VOWS inside

advowson15 advowsons16

2 words contain VOWS in the middle. Words that start with VOWS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in VOWS

vow9 sov6 sow6 wos6 ow5 wo5 os2 so2

Common questions about VOWS

Is VOWS valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts VOWS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is VOWS worth?: VOWS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to VOWS?: VOWS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 4 letters of VOWS:

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