Is WINNOWED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WINNOWED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WINNOWED mean?
Winnowed is a form of WINNOW.
- verb
separate the chaff from grain by using air currents
“She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field”
- noun
the act of separating grain from chaff
“the winnowing was done by women”
- verb
blow on
“The wind was winnowing her hair”
- verb
select desirable parts from a group or list
“cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
W (4) + I (1) + N (1) + N (1) + O (1) + W (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 15 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 WINNOWED
WINNOWED 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 WINNOWED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- window13
- winnow12
- widow12
- wowed12
- enwind10
- winned10
- wonned10
- dowie9
- dwine9
- endow9
- indow9
- owned9
- widen9
- wined9
- wow9
- down8
- owed8
- wend8
- wide8
- wind8
- enow7
- owie7
- wine7
- wino7
- dew7
- dow7
- wed7
- donne6
- inned6
- new6
- now6
- owe6
- own6
- wen6
- win6
- woe6
- won6
- deni5
- dine5
- dino5
- done5
- nide5
- node5
- nodi5
- ew5
- ow5
- we5
- wo5
- neon4
- nine4
- none4
- noni4
- den4
- die4
- din4
- doe4
- don4
- end4
- nod4
- ode4
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