Is DROWSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DROWSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DROWSES mean?
Drowses is a form of DROWSE.
- verb
sleep lightly or for a short period of time
- noun
a light fitful sleep
- verb
be on the verge of sleeping
“The students were drowsing in the 8 AM class”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
D (2) + R (1) + O (1) + W (4) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 DROWSES
DROWSES 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 DROWSES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DROWSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dowsers11
- dowers10
- dowser10
- dowses10
- drowse10
- swords10
- resows9
- serows9
- sowers9
- worses9
- dower9
- dowse9
- rowed9
- sowed9
- sword9
- words9
- resow8
- serow8
- sower8
- swore8
- worse8
- dews8
- dows8
- drew8
- owed8
- weds8
- word8
- dosers7
- dosser7
- resods7
- owes7
- owse7
- rows7
- sews7
- sows7
- woes7
- wore7
- dew7
- dow7
- wed7
- doers6
- dores6
- doser6
- doses6
- dress6
- dross6
- redos6
- resod6
- rodes6
- rosed6
- sords6
- sored6
- owe6
- row6
- sew6
- sow6
- woe6
- wos6
- roses5
- sores5
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