Is BORROW a word?
BORROW is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends, has 6 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 16 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, BORROW is a valid word.
What does borrow mean?
verb: get temporarily.
“May I borrow your lawn mower?”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
BORROW: word details
- Pronunciation: BAH-roh (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 6 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 22,342 6-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 11 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 12 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside borrow
Words you can make from the letters of borrow.
Solve a whole rack, not just BORROW
BORROW is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does BORROW mean?
BORROW is a verb. It means: get temporarily.
Is BORROW a valid word?
Yes, BORROW is a valid word. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.