WEANLING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. WEANLING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WEANLING?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WEANLING is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WEANLING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
weanlingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WEANLING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WEANLING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WEANLING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WEANLING mean in Scrabble?
noun
A young animal or child that has only just been taken off its mother's milk.
Horse breeders speak of a weanling for a foal in its first year after separation from the mare. The word has a gentle, slightly old-fashioned feel when used for infants.
How WEANLING is used
Most common in horse, cattle and sheep farming.
- The weanling stood close to the fence, calling for its mother.
- They sold the weanling at the autumn fair.
- A weanling needs good grass and gentle handling.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WEANLING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WEANLING
1 longer words begin with WEANLING.
Shorter words from the letters in WEANLING
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Common questions about WEANLING
- Is WEANLING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WEANLING, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WEANLING worth?
- WEANLING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WEANLING mean?
- A young animal or child that has only just been taken off its mother's milk.
- What letters can be added to WEANLING?
- WEANLING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WEANLING:
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