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What does awl mean? Is awl a Scrabble word?

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Is awl a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word awl is a Scrabble US word. The word awl is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

A1W4L1

Is awl a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word awl is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

A1W4L1

Is awl a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word awl is a Words With Friends word. The word awl is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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3-letter words (2 found)

AWL,LAW,

2-letter words (3 found)

AL,AW,LA,

You can make 5 words from awl according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 3 letters words made out of awl

awl wal alw law wla lwa

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Definitions and meaning of awl

awl

Etymology

From Middle English aul, alle, al, from Old English æl, from Proto-West Germanic *al, from Proto-Germanic *alaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ólos. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Äil (“awl”), Dutch aal (“awl”), German Low German Ahl (“awl”), German Ahle (“awl”), Icelandic alur (“awl”). Spelling was influenced by the Old English synonym awel, awul (“awl”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahwal, from Proto-Germanic *ahwalaz (“fork, hook”), of unknown origin. Doublet of elsen.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɔːl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɔl/
  • (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /ɑl/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːl
  • Homophone: all

Noun

awl (plural awls)

  1. A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.
  2. (entomology) Any of various hesperiid butterflies.

Derived terms

  • awl-fly

Translations

Further reading

  • awl on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Law, WAL, WLA, Wal., law, lwa

Zou

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔl˧/

Adjective

awl

  1. easy

References

  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 40

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