Is DOWERLESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DOWERLESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DOWERLESS mean?
- adjective
lacking a dowry
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + O (1) + W (4) + E (1) + R (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 13 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 DOWERLESS
DOWERLESS 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 DOWERLESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- wordless12
- dewless11
- dowsers11
- drowses11
- lowered11
- resowed11
- rewelds11
- roweled11
- welders11
- weldors11
- dowels10
- dowers10
- dowser10
- dowses10
- drowse10
- lewder10
- reweds10
- reweld10
- slewed10
- slowed10
- swedes10
- swords10
- wedels10
- welder10
- weldor10
- worlds10
- lowers9
- resews9
- resows9
- rowels9
- serows9
- sewers9
- slower9
- sowers9
- swoler9
- worses9
- dowel9
- dower9
- dowse9
- lowed9
- rewed9
- rowed9
- sewed9
- sowed9
- swede9
- sword9
- wedel9
- weeds9
- welds9
- wolds9
- words9
- world9
- dorsels8
- eldress8
- resoled8
- rodless8
- solders8
- ewers8
- lower8
- lowes8
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