WOLF
10
Definition
Pronunciation: //wʊlf//
noun
- (countable) Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily."He would listen quietly at meetings of the Politburo, or to distinguished visitors, puffing at his Dunhill pipe, doodling aimlessly - his secretaries Poskrebyshev and Dvinsky write that his pads were sometimes covered with the phrase ‘Lenin-teacher-friend’, but the last foreigner to visit him, in February 1953, noted that he was doodling wolves."
- (countable) Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily.
- (music) A wolf tone or wolf note."The soft violin solo was marred by persistent wolves."
- (figurative) Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person or thing; especially, want; starvation."They toiled hard to keep the wolf from the door."
verb
- (transitive) To devour; to gobble; to eat (something) voraciously.""Here's these legal ferrets has got our Puddin' in their clutches, and here's us, spellbound with anguish, watchin' them wolfin' it.""
- (intransitive, slang) To make amorous advances to many women; to hit on women; to cruise for sex."[1940s Chicago punk:] ‘I’ve seen a thing or two in my time,’ he still liked to boast, ‘that was how I found out the best place for wolfin’ ain’t the taverns. It ain’t in dance halls ’r on North Clark on Saturday night. It’s in the front row in Sunday school on Sunday mornin’. Oh yeh, I know a thing or two, I been around.’"
- (intransitive) To hunt for wolves.
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 4 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 10 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 11 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Yes
- Wordle
- No
- Words With Friends
- Yes
How many Scrabble points is the word 'WOLF'?
The word WOLF is worth 10 points in Scrabble.
W4
O1
L1
F4
Total: 10 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'WOLF'?
The word WOLF is worth 11 points in Words With Friends.
W4
O1
L2
F4
Total: 11 points
What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?
While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:
- B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
- H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
- L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
- V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
- J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends
Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.