WILDCARD

(noun)

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There are 6 meanings of the word Wildcard.

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.

Example: "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

A character that takes the place of any other character or string that is not known or specified.

Example: "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.

"In a poker game, the Joker is often used as a wildcard."

"He received a wildcard entry to the tennis tournament."

"The coach added a wildcard player to the team for the playoffs."

"The wildcard option allows you to search using a partial keyword."

"She played her wildcard and chose a completely different career path."

Is WILDCARD a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, wildcard is valid for both Scrabble US and EU

US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

WILDCARD has a SCRABBLE points total of 15.

Is WILDCARD a valid Words With Friends word?

No, wildcard is NOT valid for Words With Friends

Invalid Word
WILDCARD is not a valid Words With Friends word.

Is WILDCARD a valid WordFeud word?

Yes, wildcard is valid for WordFeud

Valid Word
WILDCARD has a WORDFEUD points total of 16.

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