Is AARDWOLVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AARDWOLVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AARDWOLVES mean?
Aardwolves is a form of AARDWOLF.
- noun
striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + W (4) + O (1) + L (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for AARDWOLVES
AARDWOLVES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from AARDWOLVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dwarves14
- vawards14
- avowals13
- avowers13
- oversaw13
- reavows13
- wolvers13
- avowed13
- vaward13
- avowal12
- avower12
- reavow12
- vowels12
- vowers12
- wavers12
- wolver12
- wolves12
- vowed12
- waved12
- adwares11
- oversad11
- redowas11
- salvoed11
- savored11
- seaward11
- warsled11
- weldors11
- avows11
- vowel11
- vower11
- vrows11
- waver11
- waves11
- adware10
- awards10
- dewars10
- dowels10
- dowers10
- dowser10
- drawls10
- droves10
- drowse10
- dwales10
- redowa10
- salved10
- slaved10
- slowed10
- solved10
- vadose10
- waders10
- wealds10
- weldor10
- woalds10
- worlds10
- avow10
- vaws10
- vows10
- vrow10
- wave10
- wove10
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