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Poorwill

p 3o 1o 1r 1w 4i 1l 1l 1

About 2 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Rare

  • Scrabble US & Canada : not valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : not valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does poorwill mean?

noun

  1. goatsucker of western North America

    Synonymsphalaenoptilus nuttallii

Is POORWILL a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) No
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) No
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is POORWILL worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
p 3o 1o 1r 1w 4i 1l 1l 1

Words With Friends

16 pts
p 4o 1o 1r 1w 4i 1l 2l 2

Wordfeud

14 pts
p 4o 1o 1r 1w 4i 1l 1l 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
p 3o 1o 1r 1w 5i 1l 2l 2

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

Words from the letters in POORWILL

Hooks for POORWILL

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

Words that end like POORWILL

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

All words ending in -ILL

Poorwill: quick answers

Is POORWILL a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. POORWILL is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is POORWILL worth?
POORWILL scores 13 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does poorwill mean?
As a noun, poorwill means “goatsucker of western North America”.
What words can you make with the letters in POORWILL?
You can make 62 shorter words from POORWILL, such as PILLOW, PILOW, PROWL, LOWP. See the full list.