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
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
7
Letters
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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