WILDLIFE refers to undomesticated animals, plants, and other organisms living in their natural habitat. In word games, it's a versatile 8-letter compound word combining WILD + LIFE.
Yes. WILDLIFE is in the Scrabble-style word list used by our tools and scores 15 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends and 15 in Wordfeud (base tile values, no board multipliers). Always check the dictionary your game uses (NWL, Collins or the WWF list) before playing.
| Letter | W | I | L | D | L | I | F | E | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| Words With Friends | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| Wordfeud | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
WILDLIFE encompasses all living creatures that exist without human domestication or cultivation - from majestic elephants roaming savannas to tiny insects in your backyard. It represents nature's incredible diversity, from species thriving in abundance to those facing poverty of habitat and threatened with extinction.
In word games, WILDLIFE scores {gameData[selectedGame].points} base points. As a compound word (WILD + LIFE), it's particularly strategic because you can often build it from existing shorter words on the board. The W (4 points) and F (4 points) provide solid scoring, while the double L offers hooking opportunities.
Pro tip: Look for opportunities to extend WILD or LIFE already on the board. WILDLIFE is excellent for parallel plays with its common letters. The 8-letter length makes it perfect for spanning the board and creating multiple cross-words. Remember, compound words like this are often overlooked by opponents!
WILDLIFE is a compound word formed from "wild" (Old English "wilde," meaning untamed or natural) + "life" (Old English "lif," meaning animate existence). First recorded in 1879, it originally referred to game animals but expanded to include all undomesticated organisms. The term gained prominence with the conservation movement of the 20th century.
Anagrams: no other word uses exactly the letters of WILDLIFE.
Hooks: no front hooks; no back hooks.
Words inside WILDLIFE: 67 shorter words can be made from these letters – highest scoring: WIFEDWILLIEDFILLEDFLEWWIFEWILLEDDWELLFELIDFEWFIELDFILEDFLIED. See all words from WILDLIFE.