Is CHOWDERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHOWDERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHOWDERS mean?
Chowders is a form of CHOWDER.
- noun
a thick soup or stew made with milk and bacon and onions and potatoes
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + O (1) + W (4) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 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 CHOWDERS
CHOWDERS 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.
Anagrams of CHOWDERS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from CHOWDERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cowherds17
- chowder16
- chowsed16
- cowherd16
- cowshed16
- chowed15
- chowse14
- scowder13
- showed13
- shrewd13
- whored13
- chews13
- chows13
- chords12
- chored12
- coshed12
- crowds12
- crowed12
- ochred12
- reshow12
- schrod12
- scowed12
- shower12
- whores12
- dhows12
- chew12
- chow12
- chores11
- cosher11
- cowers11
- escrow11
- ochers11
- ochres11
- chord11
- cowed11
- crowd11
- howes11
- shrew11
- whore11
- whose11
- dhow11
- dehors10
- dowers10
- dowser10
- drowse10
- hordes10
- horsed10
- reshod10
- shored10
- chore10
- chose10
- cower10
- crews10
- crows10
- echos10
- ocher10
- oches10
- ochre10
- screw10
- hews10
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