What It Scores
GOWNS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as G2 O1 W4 N1 S1.
Anagrams of GOWNS (1)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In GOWNS
32 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 (12)
3 letter words (13)
2 letter words (7)
Longer Words Containing GOWNS
GOWNS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.