The word how is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • how adv. (Interrogative) To what degree or extent.
  • how adv. (Interrogative) In what manner…
  • how adv. (Interrogative) In what state or condition.

10 valid words from 3 definitions

CONDITION DEGREE EXTENT IN INTERROGATIVE MANNER OR STATE TO WHAT

2 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

HO OW

2 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

OH WO

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

WHO

33 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

BOW COW DOW HAW HEW HOA HOB HOC HOD HOE HOG HOH HOI HOM HON HOO HOP HOS HOT HOX HOY JOW KOW LOW MOW NOW POW ROW SOW TOW VOW WOW YOW

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

HO OW

53 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

HOWE HOWF HOWK HOWL HOWS HOWBE HOWDY HOWES HOWFF HOWFS HOWKS HOWLS HOWRE HOWSO HOWDAH HOWDIE HOWFED HOWFFS HOWKED HOWKER HOWLED HOWLER HOWLET HOWRES HOWZAT HOWZIT HOWBEIT HOWDAHS HOWDIED HOWDIES HOWEVER HOWFFED HOWFING HOWKERS HOWKING HOWLERS HOWLETS HOWLING HOWDYING HOWFFING HOWITZER HOWLBACK HOWLINGS HOWITZERS HOWLBACKS HOWLINGLY HOWLROUND HOWSOEVER HOWTOWDIE HOWLROUNDS HOWSOMEVER HOWTOWDIES HOWSOMDEVER

198 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

CHOWK CHOWS DHOWS SHOWD SHOWN SHOWS SHOWY THOWL WHOWS BEHOWL CAHOWS CHOWED CHOWKS CHOWRI CHOWRY CHOWSE SHOWDS SHOWED SHOWER THOWEL THOWLS WHOWED BEHOWLS CHOWDER CHOWING CHOWRIS CHOWSED CHOWSES FORHOWS OUTHOWL RESHOWN RESHOWS SHOWBIZ SHOWBOX SHOWDED SHOWERS SHOWERY SHOWGHE SHOWIER SHOWILY SHOWING SHOWMAN SHOWMEN SHOWOFF THOWELS UNSHOWN UNSHOWY WHOWING AIRSHOWS BEHOWLED + 148 words

29 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

CHOW DHOW SHOW WHOW CAHOW EWHOW NOHOW ANYHOW FORHOW RESHOW AIRSHOW DOGSHOW KNOWHOW PRESHOW SALCHOW SOMEHOW AQUASHOW CHOWCHOW DUMBSHOW FORESHOW GAMESHOW PEEPSHOW POSTSHOW ROADSHOW SIDESHOW AFTERSHOW FLOORSHOW SLIDESHOW SUPERSHOW

15 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A WHOA WOAH
+C CHOW
+D DHOW
+E HOWE
+F HOWF
+I WHIO
+K HOWK
+L HOWL
+M WHOM
+P WHOP
+S HOWS SHOW
+T WHOT
+W WHOW

4 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-H OW WO
-W HO OH

Scrabble scoring

  • 9 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 39.8 chance (2.51%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 144 chance (0.69%).

Other languages

Category without words

  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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