WILDFOWL is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. WILDFOWL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WILDFOWL?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WILDFOWL is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WILDFOWL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wildfowlsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WILDFOWL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WILDFOWL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WILDFOWL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WILDFOWL mean in Scrabble?
noun
Wild birds, especially ducks and geese, that are hunted for sport or food or that live on water.
Wildfowl covers birds of marshes, lakes and estuaries, and it is used for conservation as well as for shooting. It is a collective noun, normally without an article in the plural sense.
How WILDFOWL is used
Common in nature, conservation and hunting contexts.
- The reserve protects wildfowl through the winter.
- Thousands of wildfowl gather on the estuary each autumn.
- He photographs wildfowl at dawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WILDFOWL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WILDFOWL
5 longer words begin with WILDFOWL.
Shorter words from the letters in WILDFOWL
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Common questions about WILDFOWL
- Is WILDFOWL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WILDFOWL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WILDFOWL worth?
- WILDFOWL is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WILDFOWL mean?
- Wild birds, especially ducks and geese, that are hunted for sport or food or that live on water.
- What letters can be added to WILDFOWL?
- WILDFOWL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WILDFOWL:
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