Words Containing WL
There are 346 English words that contain the sequence WL. Range: ACKNOWLEDGE to YOWLS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is KNOWLEDGEABILITY at 30 points; the longest is KNOWLEDGEABLENESSES (19 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Roughly 8% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
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B
- BATFOWL15 pts
- BATFOWLED18 pts
- BATFOWLING19 pts
- BATFOWLS16 pts
- BAWL9 pts
- BAWLED12 pts
- BAWLER11 pts
- BAWLERS12 pts
- BAWLING13 pts
- BAWLS10 pts
- BECRAWL14 pts
- BECRAWLED17 pts
- BECRAWLING18 pts
- BECRAWLS15 pts
- BEHOWL14 pts
- BEHOWLED17 pts
- BEHOWLING18 pts
- BEHOWLS15 pts
- BOWL9 pts
- BOWLDER13 pts
- BOWLDERS14 pts
- BOWLED12 pts
- BOWLEG12 pts
- BOWLEGGED17 pts
- BOWLEGS13 pts
- BOWLER11 pts
- BOWLERS12 pts
- BOWLESS12 pts
- BOWLFUL15 pts
- BOWLFULS16 pts
- BOWLIKE16 pts
- BOWLINE12 pts
- BOWLINES13 pts
- BOWLING13 pts
- BOWLINGS14 pts
- BOWLLIKE17 pts
- BOWLS10 pts
- BRADAWL13 pts
- BRADAWLS14 pts
- BRAWL10 pts
- BRAWLED13 pts
- BRAWLER12 pts
- BRAWLERS13 pts
- BRAWLIE12 pts
- BRAWLIER13 pts
- BRAWLIEST14 pts
- BRAWLING14 pts
- BRAWLS11 pts
- BRAWLY14 pts
- BROWLESS13 pts
C
- CLAWLESS13 pts
- CLAWLIKE17 pts
- COWL9 pts
- COWLED12 pts
- COWLICK18 pts
- COWLICKS19 pts
- COWLING13 pts
- COWLINGS14 pts
- COWLS10 pts
- COWLSTAFF20 pts
- COWLSTAFFS21 pts
- COWLSTAVES18 pts
- CRAWL10 pts
- CRAWLED13 pts
- CRAWLER12 pts
- CRAWLERS13 pts
- CRAWLIER13 pts
- CRAWLIEST14 pts
- CRAWLING14 pts
- CRAWLS11 pts
- CRAWLSPACE19 pts
- CRAWLSPACES20 pts
- CRAWLWAY19 pts
- CRAWLWAYS20 pts
- CRAWLY14 pts
- CREWLESS13 pts
D
F
G
H
J
K
L
- LAWLESS10 pts
- LAWLESSLY15 pts
- LAWLESSNESS14 pts
- LAWLESSNESSES16 pts
- LAWLIKE14 pts
- LOWLAND11 pts
- LOWLANDER13 pts
- LOWLANDERS14 pts
- LOWLANDS12 pts
- LOWLIER10 pts
- LOWLIEST11 pts
- LOWLIFE13 pts
- LOWLIFER14 pts
- LOWLIFERS15 pts
- LOWLIFES14 pts
- LOWLIGHT15 pts
- LOWLIGHTS16 pts
- LOWLIHEAD16 pts
- LOWLIHEADS17 pts
- LOWLINESS12 pts
- LOWLINESSES14 pts
- LOWLIVES14 pts
- LOWLY11 pts
M
N
O
- OUTBAWL12 pts
- OUTBAWLED15 pts
- OUTBAWLING16 pts
- OUTBAWLS13 pts
- OUTBRAWL13 pts
- OUTBRAWLED16 pts
- OUTBRAWLING17 pts
- OUTBRAWLS14 pts
- OUTCRAWL13 pts
- OUTCRAWLED16 pts
- OUTCRAWLING17 pts
- OUTCRAWLS14 pts
- OUTHOWL13 pts
- OUTHOWLED16 pts
- OUTHOWLING17 pts
- OUTHOWLS14 pts
- OWL6 pts
- OWLET8 pts
- OWLETS9 pts
- OWLISH12 pts
- OWLISHLY17 pts
- OWLISHNESS16 pts
- OWLISHNESSES18 pts
- OWLLIKE14 pts
- OWLS7 pts
P
R
S
- SALLOWLY14 pts
- SAWLIKE14 pts
- SAWLOG10 pts
- SAWLOGS11 pts
- SCOWL10 pts
- SCOWLED13 pts
- SCOWLER12 pts
- SCOWLERS13 pts
- SCOWLING14 pts
- SCOWLINGLY19 pts
- SCOWLS11 pts
- SCRAWL11 pts
- SCRAWLED14 pts
- SCRAWLER13 pts
- SCRAWLERS14 pts
- SCRAWLIER14 pts
- SCRAWLIEST15 pts
- SCRAWLING15 pts
- SCRAWLS12 pts
- SCRAWLY15 pts
- SCREWLIKE18 pts
- SEAFOWL13 pts
- SEAFOWLS14 pts
- SHADOWLESS17 pts
- SHADOWLIKE21 pts
- SHALLOWLY18 pts
- SHAWL11 pts
- SHAWLED14 pts
- SHAWLING15 pts
- SHAWLS12 pts
- SHREWLIKE19 pts
- SLOWLY12 pts
- SNOWLAND12 pts
- SNOWLANDS13 pts
- SNOWLESS11 pts
- SNOWLIKE15 pts
- SPARROWLIKE20 pts
- SPRAWL11 pts
- SPRAWLED14 pts
- SPRAWLER13 pts
- SPRAWLERS14 pts
- SPRAWLIER14 pts
- SPRAWLIEST15 pts
- SPRAWLING15 pts
- SPRAWLS12 pts
- SPRAWLY15 pts
T
U
V
W
- WASHBOWL19 pts
- WASHBOWLS20 pts
- WATERFOWL18 pts
- WATERFOWLER20 pts
- WATERFOWLERS21 pts
- WATERFOWLING22 pts
- WATERFOWLINGS23 pts
- WATERFOWLS19 pts
- WAWL10 pts
- WAWLED13 pts
- WAWLING14 pts
- WAWLS11 pts
- WILDFOWL18 pts
- WILDFOWLER20 pts
- WILDFOWLERS21 pts
- WILDFOWLING22 pts
- WILDFOWLINGS23 pts
- WILDFOWLS19 pts
- WILLOWLIKE20 pts
- WINDOWLESS17 pts
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Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | knowledgeablenesses | 30 | 36 |
| 2 | knowledgeability | 30 | 34 |
| 3 | acknowledgements | 29 | 35 |
| 4 | knowledgeabilities | 29 | 34 |
| 5 | acknowledgedly | 29 | 33 |
| 6 | acknowledgement | 28 | 34 |
| 7 | acknowledgments | 28 | 34 |
| 8 | knowledgeableness | 28 | 34 |
| 9 | acknowledgment | 27 | 33 |
| 10 | knowledgeably | 27 | 31 |
What these words mean
- knowledgeablenesses
- Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
- knowledgeability
- Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
- acknowledgements
- Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
- knowledgeabilities
- Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
- acknowledgedly
- Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
- acknowledgement
- Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
- acknowledgments
- Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
- knowledgeableness
- Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
- acknowledgment
- Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
- knowledgeably
- Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
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FAQs
How many words contain "WL"?
346 valid English words contain WL.
Best Scrabble word containing WL?
KNOWLEDGEABILITY at 30 pts.
Longest word containing WL?
KNOWLEDGEABLENESSES (19 letters).