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Is howl a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word howl is a Scrabble US word. The word howl is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

H4O1W4L1

Is howl a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word howl is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

H4O1W4L1

Is howl a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word howl is a Words With Friends word. The word howl is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (1 found)

HOWL,

3-letter words (4 found)

HOW,LOW,OWL,WHO,

2-letter words (5 found)

HO,LO,OH,OW,WO,

You can make 10 words from howl according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of howl

howl ohwl hwol whol owhl wohl holw ohlw hlow lhow olhw lohw hwlo whlo hlwo lhwo wlho lwho owlh wolh olwh lowh wloh lwoh

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word howl. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in howl.

Definitions and meaning of howl

howl

Etymology

From Middle English howlen, houlen, from Old English *hūlian, from Proto-West Germanic *hūwilōn, from Proto-Germanic *hūwilōną, *hiuwilōną (“to howl”), from Proto-Indo-European *kū-, *kew- (“to howl, scream”).

Cognate with Saterland Frisian huulje (“to howl”), Dutch huilen (“to howl”), Old French ouler, German Low German hulen (“to howl”), German heulen (“to howl”), Danish hyle (“to howl”), Swedish yla (“to scream, yell”), Northern Luri آلٛیر (āłir, “howl”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: houl, IPA(key): /haʊl/
  • Rhymes: -aʊl

Noun

howl (plural howls)

  1. The protracted, mournful cry of a dog, wolf or other canid; also of other animals.
  2. Any similar sound.
  3. A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.

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Verb

howl (third-person singular simple present howls, present participle howling, simple past and past participle howled)

  1. To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
  2. To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
  3. To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
  4. To utter with outcry.

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Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *sāwol (compare Welsh haul, Breton heol; compare also Irish súil (“eye”)), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥.

Noun

howl m (plural howlyow)

  1. sun

Source: wiktionary.org