What does HOWL mean?

HOWL is a valid word in the ENABLE word game list, worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends.

Pronunciation
/haʊl/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
10
Words With Friends score
10
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. a long loud emotional utterance“he gave a howl of pain”
  2. the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf
  3. a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound“the howl of the wind made him restless”

verb

  1. emit long loud cries“wail in self-pity”
  2. cry loudly, as of animals“The coyotes were howling in the desert”
  3. make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles“The wind was howling in the trees”
  4. laugh unrestrainedly and heartily

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

howls11howled13

Anagrams of HOWL

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside HOWL

9 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

how9 low6 owl6 who9 ho5 lo2 oh5 ow5 wo5

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Questions

Is HOWL a Scrabble word?

HOWL is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Official tournament dictionaries differ slightly, so check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is HOWL worth?

HOWL is worth 10 points with Scrabble letter values and 10 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from HOWL?

9 other words, including WHO, HOW, OH and LOW.