BAWL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BAWL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BAWL?
| 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 BAWL is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAWL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bawlsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BAWL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BAWL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does BAWL mean in Scrabble?
verb
To shout or cry loudly.
Bawl came from a Latin word about barking and reached English through Scandinavian. Bawling somebody out is American and dates from about 1900.
How BAWL is used
Bawled, bawling. Also a noun.
- The child bawled until somebody produced a biscuit.
- The word bawl comes from a Latin one about barking.
- Bawling somebody out is American and from about 1900.
- A bawl carries further than a shout and means less.
- Two children bawling for different reasons.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BAWL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BAWL
The 4 tiles of BAWL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BAWL
8 longer words begin with BAWL.
Words ending in BAWL
1 words end in BAWL. Useful as a back hook: play BAWL onto a word already on the board.
Words with BAWL inside
3 words contain BAWL in the middle. Words that start with BAWL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BAWL
Common questions about BAWL
- Is BAWL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BAWL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BAWL worth?
- BAWL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BAWL mean?
- To shout or cry loudly.
- What letters can be added to BAWL?
- BAWL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BAWL:
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