Is HOWLS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOWLS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is HOWLS worth?

HOWLS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to HOWLS?

HOWLS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

HOWLS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points

Yes. HOWLS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.

h4o1w4l1s1

Playable HOWLS · 5 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 11 pts WWF

11points in Scrabble

11points in Words with Friends

5letters

1hook available

1 in 147,046odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept HOWLS?

Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries	Valid
Words with Friends Zynga word list	Valid

Word power: 32 / 100

32WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.2

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

Our own measure of how useful HOWLS is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for HOWLS

Front hooks — 1

thowls12

Back hooks — 0

None.

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How HOWLS scores

Scrabble h4o1w4l1s1 11

Words with Friends h3o1w4l2s1 11

Face value of the 5 tiles in HOWLS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
h	1	2
o	1	8
w	1	2
l	1	4
s	1	4

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 147,046.

What does HOWLS mean in Scrabble?

HOWLS is a form of HOWL (its plural or a verb form).

HOWL(verb) — To make a long doleful cry.

Full entry for HOWL →

Words ending in HOWLS

thowls12 behowls15 outhowls14

3 words end in HOWLS. Useful as a back hook: play HOWLS onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in HOWLS

howl10 hows10 show10 whos10 hols7 losh7 lows7 owls7 slow7 sowl7 how9 who9 hos6 low6 ohs6 owl6 sho6 soh6 sow6 wos6 los3 sol3 ho5 oh5 ow5 sh5 wo5 lo2 os2 so2

Common questions about HOWLS

Is HOWLS valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOWLS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is HOWLS worth?: HOWLS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to HOWLS?: HOWLS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HOWLS:

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