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Is YOWLS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, YOWLS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does YOWLS mean?

Yowls is a form of YOWL.

  1. noun

    a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

    “his bellow filled the hallway”

  2. verb

    cry loudly, as of animals

    “The coyotes were howling in the desert”

  3. verb

    utter shrieks, as of cats

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

11

Scrabble

11

Words With Friends

5

Letters

Y (4) + O (1) + W (4) + L (1) + S (1) = 11 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 YOWLS

YOWLS 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 YOWLS

The 21 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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