Scrabble Dictionary
Check words in the Scrabble dictionary and make sure they are valid for play.
WILD
Scrabble Validity
✅ Valid Word
Valid in:
- SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK)
- TWL/NWL (Scrabble US)
- ENABLE (Words with Friends)
Tile Values
W
4
I
1
L
1
D
2
Σ
8
Definitions
Adverb
- in a wild or undomesticated manner; "growing wild"; "roaming wild"
- in an uncontrolled and rampant manner; "weeds grew rampantly around here"
Adjective
- (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea"
- without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes"
- deviating widely from an intended course; "a wild bullet"; "he threw a wild pitch"
- intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with; "crazy about cars and racing"; "they are dotty about each other"; "gaga over the rock group's new album"
- located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"
- (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud; "a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts"
- in a state of extreme emotion; "wild with anger"; "wild with grief"
- fanciful and unrealistic; foolish; "a fantastic idea of his own importance"
- involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme"
- talking or behaving irrationally; "a raving lunatic"
- without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"
- in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants"
- marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild talk"; "wild parties"
Noun
- a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"
- a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild"
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
About the word WILD
Yes, WILD is a valid Scrabble word. If you play it, you can score 8 points in Scrabble. It is recognized as a playable word in the SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK), TWL/NWL (Scrabble US), ENABLE (Words with Friends) dictionaries.
WILD is a 4-letter word. It contains 1 vowels and 3 consonants.