JOWL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. JOWL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JOWL?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOWL is to know. It scores 14 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOWL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JOWL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JOWL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 61,269.
What does JOWL mean in Scrabble?
noun
The lower part of a cheek, especially when loose.
Jowl is two Old English words that fell together: one meant the jaw and the other the throat. Cheek by jowl means side by side and has been in the language for four hundred years.
How JOWL is used
Countable, usually plural.
- A heavy jowl on both sides and a very small chin.
- The word jowl is two Old English words merged.
- They live cheek by jowl and speak once a year.
- Two jowls on a bulldog are the point of the breed.
- A jowl is the cheek and once meant the throat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JOWL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JOWL
10 longer words begin with JOWL.
Shorter words from the letters in JOWL
Common questions about JOWL
- Is JOWL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JOWL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JOWL worth?
- JOWL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JOWL mean?
- The lower part of a cheek, especially when loose.
- What letters can be added to JOWL?
- JOWL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JOWL:
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