WINNOW is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points

Yes. WINNOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept WINNOW?

Word power: 34 / 100

Our own measure of how useful WINNOW is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for WINNOW

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How WINNOW scores

Face value of the 6 tiles in WINNOW, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,104 thousand.

What stands out about WINNOW

• WINNOW begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with WINNOW

6 longer words begin with WINNOW.

Shorter words from the letters in WINNOW

Common questions about WINNOW

Is WINNOW valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts WINNOW, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is WINNOW worth?

WINNOW is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to WINNOW?

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