8-Letter Words With WOLF
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With WOLF
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With WOLF 9 words
How often does WOLF appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 9 eight-letter words containing WOLF. They average 16.9 points and the best is WOLFFISH (20 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Average Scrabble score
- 16.9
- out of 20 max
- Everyday words
- 11%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- s 33.3%
- f 22.2%
- e 11.1%
Top vowel pairs
- aa11.1%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word containing WOLF
w 4o 1l 1f 4f 4i 1s 1h 4
W 4 + O 1 + L 1 + F 4 + F 4 + I 1 + S 1 + H 4 = 20 points
- Double word
- 40 pts
- Triple word
- 60 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
wolffish
- nounlarge ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins
- nounlarge elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long dorsal fin that resembles a sail
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How many eight-letter words containing WOLF are there?
There are 9 eight-letter words containing WOLF in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word containing WOLF?
WOLFFISH is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are WOLFKINS (18), WOLFLIKE (18), WOLFSKIN (18).
Which rare eight-letter words containing WOLF score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include WOLFKINS (18), WOLFLIKE (18), WOLFSKIN (18), WOLFRAMS (16). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.