Is OLDWIFE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OLDWIFE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OLDWIFE mean?
- noun
tropical Atlantic fish
- noun
a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
7
Letters
O (1) + L (1) + D (2) + W (4) + I (1) + F (4) + E (1) = 14 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 OLDWIFE
OLDWIFE 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 OLDWIFE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- flowed13
- fowled13
- wolfed13
- wifed12
- foiled10
- flew10
- flow10
- fowl10
- wife10
- wolf10
- dowel9
- dowie9
- felid9
- field9
- filed9
- flied9
- lowed9
- wield9
- wiled9
- few9
- defi8
- delf8
- feod8
- fido8
- fled8
- fold8
- lewd8
- owed8
- weld8
- wide8
- wild8
- wold8
- file7
- filo7
- floe7
- foil7
- lief7
- life7
- lowe7
- lwei7
- owie7
- wile7
- def7
- dew7
- dif7
- dow7
- fed7
- fid7
- wed7
- oiled6
- oldie6
- elf6
- fie6
- fil6
- foe6
- low6
- owe6
- owl6
- woe6
- deil5
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