Is WABOOM valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts WABOOM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is WABOOM worth?

WABOOM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to WABOOM?

WABOOM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

WABOOM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points

It depends on the list you play by. WABOOM is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

w4a1b3o1o1m3

Depends on the listWABOOM · 6 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF

13points in Scrabble

15points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 591,296odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept WABOOM?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Valid

Word power: 35 / 100

35WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.17

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.17%

Our own measure of how useful WABOOM is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for WABOOM

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How WABOOM scores

Scrabble w4a1b3o1o1m3 13

Words with Friends w4a1b4o1o1m4 15

Face value of the 6 tiles in WABOOM, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
w	1	2
a	1	9
b	1	2
o	2	8
m	1	2

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 591,296.

Words starting with WABOOM

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1 longer words begin with WABOOM.

Shorter words from the letters in WABOOM

womb11 mowa9 ambo8 boma8 boom8 moob8 bow8 maw8 mow8 mwa8 wab8 bam7 mob7 woo6 bao5 boa5 boo5 moa5 moo5 oba5 obo5 oma5 oom5 aw5 ow5 wo5 ab4 am4 ba4 bo4 ma4 mo4 ob4 om4 oo2

Common questions about WABOOM

Is WABOOM valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts WABOOM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is WABOOM worth?: WABOOM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to WABOOM?: WABOOM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WABOOM:

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