WAMPISH is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WAMPISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WAMPISH?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WAMPISH is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAMPISH
Front hooks — 1
swampishBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How WAMPISH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WAMPISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does WAMPISH mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scotsarchaic
To wave about, flop to and fro, or brandish something.
Wampish is a Scots word for loose, flailing movement and turns up in the older Scottish literature. It is not part of everyday modern English and is best known to readers of historical Scots texts.
How WAMPISH is used
Wampish may take an object, as when a person wampish a stick, or stand alone for flapping movement.
- The old man would wampish his stick at the crows.
- Flags began to wampish in the wind.
- Do not wampish that blade around the children.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WAMPISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WAMPISH
3 longer words begin with WAMPISH.
Shorter words from the letters in WAMPISH
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Common questions about WAMPISH
- Is WAMPISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAMPISH, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAMPISH worth?
- WAMPISH is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WAMPISH mean?
- To wave about, flop to and fro, or brandish something.
- What letters can be added to WAMPISH?
- WAMPISH takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WAMPISH:
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