WELKING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. WELKING 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WELKING?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WELKING is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WELKING
No single letter turns WELKING into another word.
How WELKING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WELKING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does WELKING mean in Scrabble?
WELKING is the -ing form (present participle) of WELKE.
Shorter words from the letters in WELKING
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Common questions about WELKING
- Is WELKING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WELKING is not in it.
- How many points is WELKING worth?
- WELKING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WELKING?
- No single letter can be added to WELKING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WELKING:
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