SAWLIKE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SAWLIKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAWLIKE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAWLIKE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAWLIKE
No single letter turns SAWLIKE into another word.
How SAWLIKE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SAWLIKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does SAWLIKE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Resembling a saw, especially by having a row of sharp teeth.
Sawlike is used by naturalists and writers describing toothed edges, such as leaf margins, fish snouts and the legs of some insects. It points to shape, not to any cutting action.
How SAWLIKE is used
Sawlike is a descriptive word found in biology and general description.
- The leaf has a sawlike edge along each side.
- The fish uses its sawlike snout to stir the sand.
- The mountain ridge had a sawlike outline against the sky.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAWLIKE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SAWLIKE
The 7 tiles of SAWLIKE in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SAWLIKE
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Common questions about SAWLIKE
- Is SAWLIKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAWLIKE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAWLIKE worth?
- SAWLIKE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAWLIKE mean?
- Resembling a saw, especially by having a row of sharp teeth.
- What letters can be added to SAWLIKE?
- No single letter can be added to SAWLIKE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SAWLIKE:
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