Is COWHIDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COWHIDES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COWHIDES mean?
Cowhides is a form of COWHIDE.
- noun
leather made from the hide of a cow
- noun
the hide of a cow
- noun
a heavy flexible whip braided from leather made from the hide of a cow
- verb
flog with a cowhide
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + W (4) + H (4) + I (1) + D (2) + E (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 COWHIDES
COWHIDES 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 COWHIDES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chowsed16
- cowhide16
- cowshed16
- chowed15
- howdies14
- chowse14
- wiches14
- howdie13
- showed13
- wished13
- chews13
- chows13
- chides12
- coshed12
- scowed12
- dhows12
- whids12
- chew12
- chow12
- wich12
- chide11
- cowed11
- howes11
- whose11
- dhow11
- whid11
- hoised10
- chose10
- echos10
- oches10
- chid10
- hews10
- howe10
- hows10
- shew10
- show10
- wish10
- cosied9
- deshi9
- dowie9
- dowse9
- hides9
- hosed9
- shied9
- shoed9
- sidhe9
- sowed9
- wides9
- wised9
- chis9
- cosh9
- cows9
- echo9
- ichs9
- oche9
- scow9
- hew9
- how9
- who9
- cedis8
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