Is BOWSTRINGED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BOWSTRINGED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BOWSTRINGED mean?
Bowstringed is a form of BOWSTRING.
- noun
the string of an archer's bow
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + W (4) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + E (1) + D (2) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 BOWSTRINGED
BOWSTRINGED 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 BOWSTRINGED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bestrowing16
- bestowing15
- bowstring15
- bedgowns15
- browniest14
- bowering14
- brewings14
- browsing14
- snowbird14
- bedgown14
- desorbing13
- bestrown13
- brownest13
- brownies13
- dowering13
- drowsing13
- redwings13
- wendigos13
- widgeons13
- wordings13
- bowings13
- bowsing13
- brewing13
- browned13
- browsed13
- birdsong12
- disowner12
- downiest12
- resowing12
- rowdiest12
- songbird12
- strewing12
- strowing12
- towering12
- wordiest12
- worsting12
- wresting12
- wrongest12
- bestrow12
- brownie12
- dowsing12
- godwits12
- redwing12
- swinged12
- twinged12
- wendigo12
- widgeon12
- widgets12
- wording12
- wringed12
- wronged12
- bewigs12
- bowing12
- bowsed12
- browed12
- deorbits11
- sobering11
- strobing11
- begirds11
- bigoted11
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