Is OWL a Scrabble word?
Yes. OWL 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 Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing.
Noun 4 meanings
Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing.
A person seen as having owl-like characteristics, especially appearing wise or serious, or being nocturnally active.
An owl pigeon.
A politician with moderate views that are neither hawkish nor dovish.
Etymology
From Middle English howle, oul, oule, owle, owlle, from Old English ūle, from Proto-West Germanic *uwwulā, from Proto-Germanic *uwwulǭ (“owl”), diminutive of *uwwǭ (“eagle-owl”), of imitative origin or a variant of *ūfaz, *ūfǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *up- (“to cry out”).
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OWL at a glance
OWL has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (O 1 + W 4 + L 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #8,567 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -OWL
More endings- BOWL9
- HOWL10
- GROWL9
- FOWL10
- WATERFOWL18
- COWL9
- PROWL10
- SCOWL10
- FISHBOWL19
- PUNCHBOWL21
- JOWL14
- WILDFOWL18
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