w-i-l-d-l-i-f-e
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.
15
Points in Scrabble
Base tile values • No multipliers applied
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 15 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.
•WILDLIFE is a compound word (WILD + LIFE) - perfect for building from existing board words
•Nature words like WILDLIFE are often overlooked but pack solid scoring potential
•Compound words offer strategic flexibility - you can build them piece by piece
"Built WILDLIFE from WILD already on the board - compound words are strategic gold!"
"WILDLIFE across the board created four new words with the crosses - 65 points total!"
BUZZWORD
32 pts
PUZZLED
28 pts
MAXIMIZE
28 pts
JUKEBOX
27 pts
OXIDIZE
24 pts
COMPLEX
20 pts
AMAZING
19 pts
EXAMPLE
18 pts