WOFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WOFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WOFUL?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WOFUL is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WOFUL
No single letter turns WOFUL into another word.
How WOFUL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WOFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 147,046.
What does WOFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
An old spelling of woeful, meaning full of sorrow, grief or misfortune.
Woful appears frequently in older English texts, including Shakespeare and early Bibles, before spelling gradually settled on the modern form woeful. The two words share the same meaning and pronunciation, describing something marked by deep sadness or an unfortunate, pitiable state. Because standard spelling has moved on, woful now signals an intentionally archaic or literary tone when a modern writer chooses it deliberately. Readers most often meet woful in reprints of classic literature or in writing that imitates an older style rather than in ordinary contemporary prose.
How WOFUL is used
Archaic; appears mainly in older texts and reprints, where modern writing would use woeful instead.
- The old edition prints woful where a modern reader expects woeful spelled anew.
- His woful expression told the whole story before he spoke a word.
- The chronicle describes a woful famine that struck the region that year.
- She quoted the woful lines from the ancient ballad.
- The knight returned home in a woful state after the defeat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WOFUL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WOFUL
5 longer words begin with WOFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in WOFUL
Common questions about WOFUL
- Is WOFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WOFUL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WOFUL worth?
- WOFUL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WOFUL mean?
- An old spelling of woeful, meaning full of sorrow, grief or misfortune.
- What letters can be added to WOFUL?
- No single letter can be added to WOFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WOFUL:
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