WATERHEN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. WATERHEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WATERHEN?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WATERHEN is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WATERHEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
waterhensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WATERHEN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WATERHEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WATERHEN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about WATERHEN
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does WATERHEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A dark water bird of the rail family, especially the moorhen.
The waterhen is a shy bird that walks over floating plants on long toes and bobs its tail as it swims. Its name is often used for the moorhen and similar marsh birds.
How WATERHEN is used
Used in birdwatching and older nature writing.
- A waterhen scuttled into the reeds.
- We watched a waterhen feeding at the edge of the pond.
- The nest of a waterhen is built low among the rushes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WATERHEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WATERHEN
The 8 tiles of WATERHEN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with WATERHEN
1 longer words begin with WATERHEN.
Shorter words from the letters in WATERHEN
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Common questions about WATERHEN
- Is WATERHEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WATERHEN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WATERHEN worth?
- WATERHEN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WATERHEN mean?
- A dark water bird of the rail family, especially the moorhen.
- What letters can be added to WATERHEN?
- WATERHEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WATERHEN:
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