Is PAWL a word?

PAWL is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends, has 4 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 7 shorter words built from the same letters.

Yes, PAWL is a valid word.

Scrabble 9Words With Friends 11Length 4

What does pawl mean?

noun: a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward.

Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.

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PAWL is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.

Frequently asked questions

What does PAWL mean?

PAWL is a noun. It means: a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward.

Is PAWL a valid word?

Yes, PAWL is a valid word. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends.

Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.