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Yawls

y 4a 1w 4l 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Less common · plural and third-person singular form of yawl

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

What does yawls mean?

noun

  1. a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)

  2. a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost

    Synonymsdandy

verb

  1. emit long loud cries

    “wail in self-pity”

    Synonymshowlululatewailroaryaup

Definitions shown for yawl, the base form of yawls.

Is YAWLS 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 YAWLS worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
y 4a 1w 4l 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
y 3a 1w 4l 2s 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
y 4a 1w 4l 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
y 4a 1w 5l 2s 1

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

Words from the letters in YAWLS

Anagrams 2

Words that end like YAWLS

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

All words ending in -AWLS

Yawls: quick answers

Is YAWLS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. YAWLS 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 YAWLS worth?
YAWLS scores 11 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does yawls mean?
yawls is the plural and third-person singular form of yawl, which means “a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in YAWLS?
You can make 30 shorter words from YAWLS, such as SWAY, WALY, WAYS, YAWL. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of YAWLS?
YAWLS rearranges into SWALY, SWAYL.