Is ELBOWED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ELBOWED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ELBOWED mean?
Elbowed is a form of ELBOW.
- noun
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
- noun
a sharp bend in a road or river
- verb
push one's way with the elbows
- noun
a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 7
E (1) + L (1) + B (3) + O (1) + W (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 13 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 ELBOWED
ELBOWED 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 ELBOWED
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from ELBOWED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- boweled13
- blowed12
- bowled12
- bedew11
- bowed11
- dweeb11
- below10
- bowel10
- elbow10
- dowel9
- lowed9
- wedel9
- blew9
- blow9
- bowl9
- bedel8
- bleed8
- lobed8
- lewd8
- owed8
- weed8
- weld8
- wold8
- bow8
- web8
- bled7
- bode7
- bold7
- dobe7
- lowe7
- weel7
- dew7
- dow7
- wed7
- bole6
- lobe6
- bed6
- bod6
- deb6
- eew6
- ewe6
- low6
- owe6
- owl6
- wee6
- woe6
- dele5
- dole5
- lede5
- lode5
- olde5
- bee5
- bel5
- lob5
- obe5
- ew5
- ow5
- we5
- wo5
- dee4
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