WOLD is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. WOLD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WOLD?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WOLD is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WOLD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
woldsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WOLD scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WOLD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 15,317.
What does WOLD mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
An area of open, rolling upland country, especially one without trees.
The term wold is mainly used in regional place names describing hilly, treeless terrain in parts of England. Sheep farming has traditionally been common across such a wold.
How WOLD is used
Chiefly used in British regional geography, often as part of place names.
- Sheep grazed across the open wold.
- The road climbed steadily over the wold.
- Mist settled over the wolds at dawn.
- Few trees grow on the exposed wold.
- Farmers have worked this wold for generations.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WOLD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WOLD
The 4 tiles of WOLD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with WOLD
1 longer words begin with WOLD.
Shorter words from the letters in WOLD
Common questions about WOLD
- Is WOLD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WOLD, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WOLD worth?
- WOLD is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WOLD mean?
- An area of open, rolling upland country, especially one without trees.
- What letters can be added to WOLD?
- WOLD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WOLD:
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