WIDOW is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. WIDOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WIDOW?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WIDOW is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WIDOW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
widowsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WIDOW scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WIDOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What stands out about WIDOW
- WIDOW begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does WIDOW mean in Scrabble?
noun
A woman whose husband has died and who has not remarried.
Widow names the specific family status a woman holds after the death of her husband, distinct from divorce or separation. English keeps a separate word, widower, for a man in the equivalent situation, though widow is sometimes used loosely of either sex in casual speech. The word is also used figuratively, as in a golf widow, describing someone whose partner is frequently absent because of a consuming hobby or interest. In printing, widow additionally names a short, isolated line left alone at the top of a page or column, a completely unrelated technical sense.
How WIDOW is used
Common in everyday speech and legal or official documents concerning marital status.
- The widow received letters of condolence from across the town.
- She has lived alone since becoming a widow last year.
- His grandmother was a widow for over thirty years.
- The charity offers support to every widow of a war veteran.
- Friends called her a golf widow every weekend in summer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WIDOW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WIDOW
16 longer words begin with WIDOW.
Shorter words from the letters in WIDOW
Common questions about WIDOW
- Is WIDOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WIDOW, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WIDOW worth?
- WIDOW is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WIDOW mean?
- A woman whose husband has died and who has not remarried.
- What letters can be added to WIDOW?
- WIDOW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WIDOW:
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