AWL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. AWL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AWL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AWL is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AWL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AWL scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in AWL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,246.
What does AWL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A pointed tool for making holes in leather or wood.
An awl makes a hole by pushing fibres apart rather than by cutting them, which is exactly why a stitched seam holds: the leather closes back around the thread. A drill would remove material and leave the stitch loose from the first day.
How AWL is used
Countable: an awl, two awls.
- The awl went through four thicknesses without effort.
- An awl parts the fibres and a drill removes them.
- He kept the awl sharper than the knife.
- A curved awl reaches where a straight one cannot.
- Two awls of different sizes cover most saddlery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AWL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AWL
The 3 tiles of AWL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with AWL
6 longer words begin with AWL.
Words ending in AWL
21 words end in AWL. Useful as a back hook: play AWL onto a word already on the board.
Words with AWL inside
Showing 24 of 145 words that contain AWL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with AWL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AWL
Common questions about AWL
- Is AWL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AWL, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AWL worth?
- AWL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AWL mean?
- A pointed tool for making holes in leather or wood.
- What letters can be added to AWL?
- AWL takes 5 hooks: 4 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of AWL:
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