HANDWRINGER is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. HANDWRINGER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HANDWRINGER?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HANDWRINGER is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HANDWRINGER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
handwringersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HANDWRINGER scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HANDWRINGER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HANDWRINGER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HANDWRINGER mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person who shows or voices anxious worry about a problem without doing much about it.
A handwringer fusses and frets at every difficulty. The name comes from the gesture of twisting the hands together in distress. It is mildly mocking and often used for commentators who prefer worry to action.
How HANDWRINGER is used
Informal and slightly mocking, usually about someone who frets in public.
- The committee was full of handwringers who never made a decision.
- Do not be a handwringer; make a plan.
- The columnist is a notorious handwringer about the economy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HANDWRINGER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HANDWRINGER
1 longer words begin with HANDWRINGER.
Shorter words from the letters in HANDWRINGER
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Common questions about HANDWRINGER
- Is HANDWRINGER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HANDWRINGER, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HANDWRINGER worth?
- HANDWRINGER is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HANDWRINGER mean?
- A person who shows or voices anxious worry about a problem without doing much about it.
- What letters can be added to HANDWRINGER?
- HANDWRINGER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HANDWRINGER:
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