WATTLEBIRD is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. WATTLEBIRD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WATTLEBIRD?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WATTLEBIRD is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WATTLEBIRD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wattlebirdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WATTLEBIRD scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in WATTLEBIRD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WATTLEBIRD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WATTLEBIRD mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large honeyeater of Australia with fleshy wattles hanging from the sides of its face.
The wattlebird is a noisy, aggressive visitor to gardens with flowering shrubs. The name also covers certain New Zealand songbirds, which are marked by wattles at the base of the bill.
How WATTLEBIRD is used
Used by birdwatchers and in nature writing, mostly in Australia.
- A wattlebird chased smaller birds from the banksia.
- The raucous call of the wattlebird woke us at dawn.
- We spotted a wattlebird in the garden.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WATTLEBIRD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WATTLEBIRD
1 longer words begin with WATTLEBIRD.
Shorter words from the letters in WATTLEBIRD
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Common questions about WATTLEBIRD
- Is WATTLEBIRD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WATTLEBIRD, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WATTLEBIRD worth?
- WATTLEBIRD is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WATTLEBIRD mean?
- A large honeyeater of Australia with fleshy wattles hanging from the sides of its face.
- What letters can be added to WATTLEBIRD?
- WATTLEBIRD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of WATTLEBIRD:
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