Is BOWLINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BOWLINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BOWLINGS mean?
Bowlings is a form of BOWLING.
- noun
a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
- noun
(cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman
- noun
the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + W (4) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 14 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 BOWLINGS
BOWLINGS 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 BOWLINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- blowing13
- bowings13
- bowling13
- bowsing13
- bowing12
- lowings11
- slowing11
- globins10
- goblins10
- lowing10
- sowing10
- blown10
- blows10
- bowls10
- bingos9
- blings9
- boings9
- gibson9
- globin9
- goblin9
- glows9
- gowns9
- owing9
- swing9
- wings9
- blow9
- bowl9
- bows9
- swob9
- bigos8
- bingo8
- biogs8
- bling8
- blogs8
- boing8
- bongs8
- globs8
- winos8
- glow8
- gown8
- swig8
- wigs8
- wing8
- bow8
- lingos7
- logins7
- losing7
- soling7
- bison7
- boils7
- bigs7
- bing7
- biog7
- blog7
- bogs7
- bong7
- gibs7
- glib7
- glob7
- gobs7
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