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Is howler a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word howler is a Scrabble US word. The word howler is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

H4O1W4L1E1R1

Is howler a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word howler is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

H4O1W4L1E1R1

Is howler a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word howler is a Words With Friends word. The word howler is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

H3O1W4L2E1R1

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6-letter words (1 found)

HOWLER,

5-letter words (7 found)

HOWRE,LOWER,OWLER,ROWEL,WHOLE,WHORE,WHORL,

4-letter words (19 found)

EORL,HELO,HERL,HERO,HOER,HOLE,HORE,HOWE,HOWL,LEHR,LORE,LOWE,ORLE,OWER,OWRE,ROHE,ROLE,WERO,WORE,

3-letter words (19 found)

HER,HEW,HOE,HOW,LEW,LOR,LOW,OLE,ORE,OWE,OWL,REH,REO,REW,RHO,ROE,ROW,WHO,WOE,

2-letter words (14 found)

EH,EL,ER,EW,HE,HO,LO,OE,OH,OR,OW,RE,WE,WO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 61 words from howler according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of howler

howler

Etymology

howl +‎ -er. Some senses are derivatives of the intensifier "howling", as in "howling wilderness", (Deuteronomy 32:10)

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhaʊlɚ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhaʊlə/
  • Rhymes: -aʊlə(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: howl‧er

Noun

howler (plural howlers)

  1. That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
  2. (historical) A person hired to howl in mourning at a funeral.
  3. (slang) A painfully obvious mistake.
    • 1993, Paul Krugman, How I Work, October 1 1993, in: Paul Krugman, Arguing with Zombies, 2020, p. 402:
      Given what we know about cognitive psychology, utility maximization is a ludicrous concept; equilibrium pretty foolish outside of financial markets; perfect competition a howler for most industries.
    • 2009, Tom Burton, Quadrant, November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 78:
      A howler is a glaring mistake, a mistake that cries out to be noticed.
  4. (slang) A hilarious joke.
  5. (slang) A bitterly cold day.
  6. (psychology) A person who expresses aggression openly in the form of threats.
    Coordinate term: hunter
  7. (sometimes figurative) A heavy fall.
  8. (slang) A serious accident (especially to come a howler or go a howler; compare come a cropper).
    Our hansom came a howler.
  9. (slang) A tremendous lie; a whopper.
  10. (slang, dated) A fashionably but extravagantly overdressed man, a "howling swell".
  11. (historical) A 32-ounce ceramic, plastic, or stainless steel jug used to transport draft beer.
  12. (slang) A small child.

Derived terms

  • calamity howler
  • black howler
  • ursine howler

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Anagrams

  • Wohler, wholer

Source: wiktionary.org