Is HOW a Scrabble word?
Yes. HOW is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends.
Meaning To what degree or extent.
Adverb 4 meanings
To what degree or extent.
“How often do you practice?”
In what manner
In what manner:
“How do you solve this puzzle? –Sorry, I can't remember how.”
In what state or condition.
“How was your vacation?”
Conjunction 1 meaning
Used to state that something is in a certain way or state.
“She told me how her father was a doctor.”
Noun 1 meaning
The means by which something is accomplished.
“I am not interested in the why, but in the how.”
Interjection 1 meaning
A greeting, used in representations of Native American speech.
Etymology
From Middle English how, hou, hu, hwu, from Old English hū, from Proto-West Germanic *hwō, from Proto-Germanic *hwō (“through what, how”), from the same root as hwæt (“who, what”).
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HOW at a glance
HOW has 3 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (H 4 + O 1 + W 4) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #66 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
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