BIGWIG is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BIGWIG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIGWIG?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIGWIG is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIGWIG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bigwigsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIGWIG scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BIGWIG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,759 thousand.
What does BIGWIG mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person of great importance or influence, especially within an organization or a community.
The word is a lightly mocking label for someone who holds real power or high rank, whether in a company, a town or a political party. It goes back to the days when important men wore large wigs to mark their standing, which is why the image of a very big wig stuck. Today a bigwig is rarely pictured with any hair at all, only with a corner office and a reserved parking space.
How BIGWIG is used
Informal and slightly teasing; usually plural when it refers to the senior people at some gathering or institution.
- The bigwig from head office toured the factory on Monday.
- Every local bigwig turned up for the opening of the new bridge.
- She was a minor clerk when she first met the bigwig who later hired her.
- Nobody dared to interrupt the bigwig at the head of the table.
- The charity dinner was packed with bigwig donors and their guests.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIGWIG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BIGWIG
1 longer words begin with BIGWIG.
Shorter words from the letters in BIGWIG
Common questions about BIGWIG
- Is BIGWIG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIGWIG, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIGWIG worth?
- BIGWIG is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIGWIG mean?
- A person of great importance or influence, especially within an organization or a community.
- What letters can be added to BIGWIG?
- BIGWIG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BIGWIG:
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