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Howls

h 4o 1w 4l 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of howl

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does howls mean?

noun

  1. a long loud emotional utterance

    “he gave a howl of pain”

    Synonymshowlingululation

  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”

    Synonymsululatewailroaryawlyaup

  2. cry loudly, as of animals

    “The coyotes were howling in the desert”

    Synonymswrawlyammeryowl

  3. make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles

    “The wind was howling in the trees”

    Synonymsroar

  4. laugh unrestrainedly and heartily

    Synonymsroar

Definitions shown for howl, the base form of howls.

Is HOWLS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is HOWLS worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
h 4o 1w 4l 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
h 3o 1w 4l 2s 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
h 4o 1w 4l 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
h 3o 1w 5l 2s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in HOWLS

Hooks for HOWLS

Add one letter to the front or back of HOWLS to make another word.

Front hooks

thowls

Back hooks

None

Words that end like HOWLS

Common words that share the ending -OWLS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

bowlsfowlsyowlsgrowlsowlsprowlsscowls
All words ending in -OWLS

Howls: quick answers

Is HOWLS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. HOWLS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is HOWLS worth?
HOWLS scores 11 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does howls mean?
howls is the plural and third-person singular form of howl, which means “a long loud emotional utterance”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in HOWLS?
You can make 28 shorter words from HOWLS, such as HOWL, HOWS, SHOW, HOW. See the full list.