BATFOWL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BATFOWL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BATFOWL?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BATFOWL is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BATFOWL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
batfowlsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BATFOWL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BATFOWL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does BATFOWL mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To catch roosting birds at night by dazzling them with a light and then netting them.
Country people used to batfowl in winter, when birds sleeping in hedges and barns could be stunned by sudden light. The method is now rare and in many places illegal. The word appears mostly in books on old rural life.
How BATFOWL is used
Batfowl is a rare verb found in historical country writing.
- Farm boys would batfowl along the hedgerows on dark nights.
- They set out with a lantern and net to batfowl.
- To batfowl a flock you need darkness and a bright flame.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BATFOWL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BATFOWL
6 longer words begin with BATFOWL.
Shorter words from the letters in BATFOWL
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Common questions about BATFOWL
- Is BATFOWL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BATFOWL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BATFOWL worth?
- BATFOWL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BATFOWL mean?
- To catch roosting birds at night by dazzling them with a light and then netting them.
- What letters can be added to BATFOWL?
- BATFOWL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BATFOWL:
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