Is BAWLING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BAWLING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BAWLING mean?
- noun
loud cries made while weeping
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + W (4) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 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 BAWLING
BAWLING 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.
Anagrams of BAWLING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from BAWLING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- blawing13
- lawing10
- waling10
- blawn10
- baling9
- awing9
- wigan9
- bawl9
- bawn9
- blaw9
- bling8
- gnaw8
- wing8
- wab8
- binal7
- blain7
- bang7
- bing7
- blag7
- glib7
- lawn7
- wail7
- wain7
- wali7
- wag7
- wig7
- algin6
- align6
- liang6
- ligan6
- linga6
- bail6
- bani6
- blin6
- awl6
- awn6
- bag6
- big6
- gab6
- gib6
- law6
- naw6
- wan6
- win6
- agin5
- gain5
- glia5
- lang5
- ling5
- alb5
- bal5
- ban5
- bin5
- lab5
- lib5
- nab5
- nib5
- aw5
- anil4
- lain4
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