Is PAWLS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAWLS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is PAWLS worth?

PAWLS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PAWLS?

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

PAWLS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points

Yes. PAWLS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.

p3a1w4l1s1

PlayablePAWLS · 5 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF

10points in Scrabble

12points in Words with Friends

5letters

1hook available

1 in 130,708odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept PAWLS?

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: 31 / 100

31WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

4.2%

Our own measure of how useful PAWLS is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PAWLS

Front hooks — 1

spawls11

Back hooks — 0

None.

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How PAWLS scores

Scrabble p3a1w4l1s1 10

Words with Friends p4a1w4l2s1 12

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

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
p	1	2
a	1	9
w	1	2
l	1	4
s	1	4

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.

Anagrams of PAWLS

spawl10

The 5 tiles of PAWLS in a different order — 1 found.

Words ending in PAWLS

spawls11

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

Shorter words from the letters in PAWLS

pawl9 paws9 spaw9 swap9 waps9 wasp9 awls7 laws7 slaw7 alps6 laps6 pals6 salp6 slap6 paw8 wap8 awl6 law6 saw6 was6 alp5 asp5 lap5 pal5 pas5 sap5 spa5 als3 las3 sal3 aw5 pa4 al2 as2 la2

Common questions about PAWLS

Is PAWLS valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAWLS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is PAWLS worth?: PAWLS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to PAWLS?: PAWLS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

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

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