Is COWBIRDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COWBIRDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COWBIRDS mean?
Cowbirds is a form of COWBIRD.
- noun
North American blackbird that follows cattle and lays eggs in other birds' nests
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + W (4) + B (3) + I (1) + R (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 16 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 COWBIRDS
COWBIRDS 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 COWBIRDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cowbird15
- crowds12
- crowd11
- sorbic10
- brows10
- crows10
- boric9
- cribs9
- scrob9
- sword9
- words9
- bows9
- brow9
- cows9
- crow9
- scow9
- swob9
- birds8
- cords8
- disco8
- dribs8
- scrod8
- sodic8
- cobs8
- crib8
- dows8
- word8
- bow8
- cow8
- biros7
- brios7
- coirs7
- bids7
- bird7
- bods7
- cods7
- cord7
- dibs7
- disc7
- docs7
- drib7
- odic7
- rows7
- cob7
- dow7
- roids6
- bios6
- biro6
- brio6
- bris6
- bros6
- coir6
- cors6
- cris6
- obis6
- orbs6
- orcs6
- ribs6
- robs6
- rocs6
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