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Prowling

p 3r 1o 1w 4l 1i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Common · present participle of prowl

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

What does prowling mean?

verb

  1. move about in or as if in a predatory manner

    “The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town”

  2. loiter about, with no apparent aim

    Synonymslurch

Definitions shown for prowl, the base form of prowling.

Is PROWLING 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) No

How many points is PROWLING worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
p 3r 1o 1w 4l 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

18 pts
p 4r 1o 1w 4l 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

16 pts
p 4r 1o 1w 4l 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
p 3r 1o 1w 5l 2i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in PROWLING

Hooks for PROWLING

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

Front hooks

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Back hooks

Words that end like PROWLING

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

All words ending in -OWLING

Prowling: quick answers

Is PROWLING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PROWLING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PROWLING worth?
PROWLING scores 14 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does prowling mean?
prowling is the present participle of prowl, which means “move about in or as if in a predatory manner”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PROWLING?
You can make 139 shorter words from PROWLING, such as LOWPING, PLOWING, POWRING, LOWING. See the full list.