Wildcard
Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:17 pts8 letters
Definition of Wildcard
noun
- In card games, a card that can be assigned any value or used to substitute for any needed card.
- A competitor or team that is allowed to compete in a tournament despite not reaching the normal standards to qualify for inclusion.
"Kye Sun-Hui won an Olympic gold medal in Judo, despite being a wild card."
- A character that substitutes for other characters in regular expressions and globbing
noun
- A character that takes the place of any other character or string that is not known or specified.
"If the character * is acting as a wildcard, then the pattern a*m matches each of the words amalgam, atom and alum."
- (also written wild card) An uncontrolled or unpredictable element.
- (also written wild card) An element, often deliberately concealed, which is withheld for contingency.
Anagrams of Wildcard
No exact anagrams found for "wildcard". This word has a unique letter combination.
Letter Values
w4
i1
l1
d2
c3
a1
r1
d2
Total: 15 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Wildcard
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Wildcard"
Wildcard is a 8-letter word that scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Wildcard" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "wildcard" is a high-scoring word.