WELKED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. WELKED 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WELKED?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WELKED is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WELKED
No single letter turns WELKED into another word.
How WELKED scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in WELKED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 564,419.
What does WELKED mean in Scrabble?
WELKED is the past tense or past participle of WELKE.
Shorter words from the letters in WELKED
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Common questions about WELKED
- Is WELKED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WELKED is not in it.
- How many points is WELKED worth?
- WELKED is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WELKED?
- No single letter can be added to WELKED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WELKED:
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