8-Letter Words With BOWS
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With BOWS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With BOWS 8 words
How often does BOWS appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 eight-letter words containing BOWS. They average 15.3 points and the best is DOWNBOWS (17 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 15.3
- out of 17 max
- Everyday words
- 13%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 87.5% of words
Most common last letters
- s 87.5%
- t 12.5%
Top vowel pairs
- ai12.5%
- oo12.5%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word containing BOWS
d 2o 1w 4n 1b 3o 1w 4s 1
D 2 + O 1 + W 4 + N 1 + B 3 + O 1 + W 4 + S 1 = 17 points
- Double word
- 34 pts
- Triple word
- 51 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
downbows
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many eight-letter words containing BOWS are there?
There are 8 eight-letter words containing BOWS in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word containing BOWS?
DOWNBOWS is worth 17 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are WINGBOWS (17), BOWSHOTS (16), BOWSPRIT (15).
Which rare eight-letter words containing BOWS score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include DOWNBOWS (17), WINGBOWS (17), BOWSHOTS (16), MISTBOWS (15). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.