Is CASSOWARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CASSOWARY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CASSOWARY mean?
- noun
large black flightless bird of Australia and New Guinea having a horny head crest
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + S (1) + S (1) + O (1) + W (4) + A (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 17 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 CASSOWARY
CASSOWARY 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 CASSOWARY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- crossway16
- carassow13
- cowry13
- sowcars12
- cowy12
- sowcar11
- sways11
- corys10
- craws10
- crows10
- oracy10
- scary10
- scows10
- away10
- awry10
- sway10
- wary10
- ways10
- yaws10
- yows10
- sowars9
- caws9
- cays9
- cory9
- cosy9
- cows9
- coys9
- craw9
- crow9
- racy9
- scow9
- scry9
- way9
- wry9
- yaw9
- yow9
- across8
- oscars8
- assay8
- rayas8
- sowar8
- soyas8
- caw8
- cay8
- cow8
- coy8
- cry8
- acros7
- casas7
- crass7
- cross7
- orcas7
- oscar7
- sacra7
- scars7
- socas7
- raws7
- raya7
- rays7
- rosy7
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