What It Scores
GOWDS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as G2 O1 W4 D2 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In GOWDS
24 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
4 letter words (5)
3 letter words (12)
2 letter words (7)
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.