WARLORD is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WARLORD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WARLORD?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WARLORD is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WARLORD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
warlordsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WARLORD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WARLORD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 463,182.
What does WARLORD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A military leader who holds power over a region by force, often with little loyalty to a central government.
Warlords flourish when a state is weak and soldiers owe their loyalty to a commander rather than to a country. The term first described regional strongmen in China, and now covers similar figures in civil wars around the world.
How WARLORD is used
The word warlord is common in news and history, usually with a negative sense of lawless rule.
- The local warlord taxed every truck on the road.
- Rival warlord armies fought over the river valley.
- The treaty required the warlord to disband his militia.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WARLORD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WARLORD
3 longer words begin with WARLORD.
Shorter words from the letters in WARLORD
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Common questions about WARLORD
- Is WARLORD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WARLORD, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WARLORD worth?
- WARLORD is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WARLORD mean?
- A military leader who holds power over a region by force, often with little loyalty to a central government.
- What letters can be added to WARLORD?
- WARLORD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WARLORD:
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