Is BOWLINES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BOWLINES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BOWLINES mean?
Bowlines is a form of BOWLINE.
- noun
a loop knot that neither slips nor jams
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + W (4) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 BOWLINES
BOWLINES 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 BOWLINES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bowline12
- belows11
- besnow11
- bowels11
- elbows11
- below10
- blown10
- blows10
- bowel10
- bowls10
- bowse10
- elbow10
- newbs10
- nowise9
- winoes9
- blew9
- blow9
- bowl9
- bows9
- newb9
- swob9
- webs9
- belons8
- nobles8
- enows8
- lewis8
- lowes8
- lowse8
- lweis8
- owies8
- owsen8
- sinew8
- swile8
- swine8
- swole8
- wiles8
- wines8
- winos8
- bow8
- web8
- belon7
- biles7
- bines7
- bison7
- boils7
- boles7
- bones7
- ebons7
- lobes7
- noble7
- obeli7
- enow7
- lowe7
- lown7
- lows7
- lwei7
- news7
- nows7
- owes7
- owie7
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