WASSAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. WASSAIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WASSAIL?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WASSAIL is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WASSAIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wassailsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WASSAIL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WASSAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does WASSAIL mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To drink toasts and celebrate noisily, or to go from house to house at Christmas singing carols.
In parts of south-west England people still wassail apple orchards in winter, drinking to the trees and singing to ensure a good harvest. The word also names the spiced drink and the toast itself. Its old meaning was a wish for good health.
How WASSAIL is used
Used in seasonal, folk and historical contexts.
- The villagers gather each January to wassail the apple trees.
- Carol singers used to wassail from door to door.
- The knights would wassail late into the night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WASSAIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WASSAIL
8 longer words begin with WASSAIL.
Shorter words from the letters in WASSAIL
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Common questions about WASSAIL
- Is WASSAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WASSAIL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WASSAIL worth?
- WASSAIL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WASSAIL mean?
- To drink toasts and celebrate noisily, or to go from house to house at Christmas singing carols.
- What letters can be added to WASSAIL?
- WASSAIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WASSAIL:
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