PAWL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PAWL 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 PAWL?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAWL is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAWL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAWL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PAWL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 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 PAWL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A pivoted bar that engages a ratchet wheel.
A pawl lets a wheel turn one way and locks it against the other, which is how a winch holds its load. Every ratchet mechanism has one, though almost nobody can name it.
How PAWL is used
Countable: a pawl, two pawls.
- The pawl drops into each tooth as the wheel turns.
- The word pawl names the part almost nobody names.
- Two pawls give a finer hold than one.
- A winch holds its load because of the pawl.
- Lift the pawl and the drum runs free.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAWL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAWL
1 longer words begin with PAWL.
Words ending in PAWL
1 words end in PAWL. Useful as a back hook: play PAWL onto a word already on the board.
Words with PAWL inside
3 words contain PAWL in the middle. Words that start with PAWL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PAWL
Common questions about PAWL
- Is PAWL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAWL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAWL worth?
- PAWL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAWL mean?
- A pivoted bar that engages a ratchet wheel.
- What letters can be added to PAWL?
- PAWL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PAWL:
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