WEIGHTY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WEIGHTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WEIGHTY?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WEIGHTY is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WEIGHTY
No single letter turns WEIGHTY into another word.
How WEIGHTY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WEIGHTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does WEIGHTY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Heavy in weight, or serious and important enough to require careful thought.
Weighty can be literal, as in a weighty parcel, but it more often measures importance, as in a weighty decision. A weighty argument is one with real influence and substance behind it.
How WEIGHTY is used
Weighty applies to objects, matters, arguments and responsibilities, and it often sounds formal.
- She carried a weighty bag of books up the stairs.
- The committee faced a weighty question.
- He made a weighty case for reform.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WEIGHTY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in WEIGHTY
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Common questions about WEIGHTY
- Is WEIGHTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WEIGHTY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WEIGHTY worth?
- WEIGHTY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WEIGHTY mean?
- Heavy in weight, or serious and important enough to require careful thought.
- What letters can be added to WEIGHTY?
- No single letter can be added to WEIGHTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WEIGHTY:
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