WAILINGLY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. WAILINGLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
w4a1i1l1i1n1g2l1y4
PlayableWAILINGLY · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept WAILINGLY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.33%
Our own measure of how useful WAILINGLY is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAILINGLY
No single letter turns WAILINGLY into another word.
How WAILINGLY scores
Scrabble w4a1i1l1i1n1g2l1y4 16
Words with Friends w4a1i1l2i1n2g3l2y3 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in WAILINGLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WAILINGLY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in WAILINGLY
willying15 yawling14 allying11 wailing11 walling11 willing11 yilling11 waying13 wyling13 yawing13 wilily12 gainly10 lawing10 laying10 waling10 wiling10 inwall9 ailing7 nilgai7 wingy12 lawny11 wally11 wanly11 willy11 awing9 gaily9 gally9 gilly9 lingy9 lying9 wigan9 wilga9 inlay8 lawin8 layin8 algin6 align6 glial6 liang6 ligan6
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Common questions about WAILINGLY
- Is WAILINGLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAILINGLY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAILINGLY worth?
- WAILINGLY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WAILINGLY?
- No single letter can be added to WAILINGLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WAILINGLY:
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