Is AWL a Scrabble word?
Yes. AWL is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.
Meaning A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.
Noun 2 meanings
A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.
Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
Etymology
From Middle English aul, alle, al, from Old English æl, from Proto-West Germanic *al, from Proto-Germanic *alaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ólos. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Äil (“awl”), Dutch aal (“awl”), German Low German Ahl (“awl”), German Ahle (“awl”), Icelandic alur (“awl”).
AWL at a glance
AWL has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (A 1 + W 4 + L 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #55,834 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -AWL
More endings- CRAWL10
- BRAWL10
- SHAWL11
- SPRAWL11
- TRAWL8
- DRAWL9
- BAWL9
- SCRAWL11
- YAWL10
- PAWL9
- WAWL10
- ASPRAWL12
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