Is YAWLING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, YAWLING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does YAWLING mean?
Yawling is a form of YAWL.
- noun
a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
- noun
a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
- verb
emit long loud cries
“wail in self-pity”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
7
Letters
Y (4) + A (1) + W (4) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 YAWLING
YAWLING 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 YAWLING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- wyling13
- yawing13
- wingy12
- lawny11
- wanly11
- gainly10
- lawing10
- laying10
- waling10
- awny10
- waly10
- wany10
- wily10
- winy10
- yawl10
- yawn10
- awing9
- gaily9
- lingy9
- lying9
- wigan9
- way9
- wyn9
- yaw9
- inlay8
- layin8
- agly8
- gnaw8
- wing8
- yagi8
- yang8
- ayin7
- inly7
- lawn7
- liny7
- wail7
- wain7
- wali7
- gay7
- wag7
- wig7
- yag7
- algin6
- align6
- liang6
- ligan6
- linga6
- any6
- awl6
- awn6
- law6
- lay6
- naw6
- nay6
- wan6
- win6
- yin6
- agin5
- gain5
- glia5
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