WATCHING is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WATCHING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
w4a1t1c3h4i1n1g2
PlayableWATCHING · 8 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept WATCHING?
| 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: 41 / 100
41WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.13
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%4.87%
Our own measure of how useful WATCHING is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WATCHING
No single letter turns WATCHING into another word.
How WATCHING scores
Scrabble w4a1t1c3h4i1n1g2 17
Words with Friends w4a1t1c4h3i1n2g3 19
Face value of the 8 tiles in WATCHING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WATCHING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about WATCHING
- All 8 letters of WATCHING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in WATCHING
chawing16 chinwag16 thawing14 gnathic13 hawing13 aching12 cawing12 canthi11 anight10 hating10 tawing10 acting9 watch13 winch13 witch13 whang12 wight12 chang11 ching11 ganch11 gatch11 ginch11 gitch11 aitch10 chain10 chant10 china10 natch10 nicht10 ahing9 aight9 anigh9 awing9 hangi9 night9 thagi9 thang9 thing9 twang9 wigan9
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Common questions about WATCHING
- Is WATCHING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WATCHING, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WATCHING worth?
- WATCHING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WATCHING?
- No single letter can be added to WATCHING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WATCHING:
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