AWOL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. AWOL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AWOL?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AWOL is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AWOL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
awolsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AWOL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in AWOL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does AWOL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Absent from a post or duty without permission, especially in the military.
Awol began as a military acronym standing for absent without leave. Over time the term spread into everyday speech, where being awol can now describe anyone who disappears without explanation.
How AWOL is used
Originally military slang, now used broadly in casual speech.
- The soldier was declared awol after failing to report for duty.
- Our team captain went awol just before the championship game.
- He has been awol from work for nearly a week now.
- The company posted guards after two recruits went awol overnight.
- Nobody knew where their usually reliable colleague had gone awol.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AWOL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AWOL
The 4 tiles of AWOL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with AWOL
1 longer words begin with AWOL.
Shorter words from the letters in AWOL
Common questions about AWOL
- Is AWOL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AWOL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AWOL worth?
- AWOL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AWOL mean?
- Absent from a post or duty without permission, especially in the military.
- What letters can be added to AWOL?
- AWOL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of AWOL:
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