Is BOWDLERISING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BOWDLERISING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BOWDLERISING mean?
Bowdlerising is a form of BOWDLERISE.
- verb
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
“bowdlerize a novel”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + W (4) + D (2) + L (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 19 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BOWDLERISING
BOWDLERISING has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BOWDLERISING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- disboweling18
- elbowings15
- bedgowns15
- dowelings14
- wildering14
- windigoes14
- boweling14
- bowering14
- bowlders14
- bowlings14
- brewings14
- browsing14
- disbowel14
- elbowing14
- snowbird14
- bedgown14
- desorbing13
- disoblige13
- disrobing13
- blowsier13
- bowlines13
- brownies13
- doweling13
- dowering13
- drowsing13
- redwings13
- swingled13
- weirding13
- wendigos13
- wergilds13
- widgeons13
- wielding13
- wildings13
- windigos13
- wordings13
- blowing13
- blowsed13
- bowings13
- bowlder13
- bowlegs13
- bowling13
- bowsing13
- brewing13
- browned13
- browsed13
- lowbred13
- weblogs13
- soldiering12
- obelising12
- reboiling12
- bielding12
- birdings12
- birdsong12
- bridling12
- disowner12
- longwise12
- lowering12
- newsgirl12
- resowing12
- roweling12
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