WEIGHAGE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. WEIGHAGE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WEIGHAGE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WEIGHAGE is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WEIGHAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
weighagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WEIGHAGE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WEIGHAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WEIGHAGE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with WEIGHAGE
1 longer words begin with WEIGHAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in WEIGHAGE
Showing 40 of 59. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about WEIGHAGE
- Is WEIGHAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WEIGHAGE is not in it.
- How many points is WEIGHAGE worth?
- WEIGHAGE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WEIGHAGE?
- WEIGHAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WEIGHAGE:
Open WEIGHAGE in the Word Finder