HWYL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HWYL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HWYL?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HWYL is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 2.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HWYL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hwylsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HWYL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HWYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 122,538.
What does HWYL mean in Scrabble?
noun
Emotional fervour, especially in public speaking.
Hwyl is Welsh and names the rising passion of a preacher or an orator, and it has no real English equivalent. English borrowed it precisely because there was nothing available to translate it with.
How HWYL is used
Uncountable. Borrowed from Welsh.
- The hwyl carried the whole hall with him.
- The word hwyl is Welsh and has no English equivalent.
- A sermon without hwyl is merely a lecture.
- English borrowed hwyl because nothing translated it.
- Hwyl names a rising passion and not a mood.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HWYL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HWYL
1 longer words begin with HWYL.
Shorter words from the letters in HWYL
Common questions about HWYL
- Is HWYL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HWYL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HWYL worth?
- HWYL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HWYL mean?
- Emotional fervour, especially in public speaking.
- What letters can be added to HWYL?
- HWYL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HWYL:
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