WELKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. WELKS 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
w4e1l1k5s1
Depends on the listWELKS · 5 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
13points in Words with Friends
5letters
0hooks available
1 in 196,061odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept WELKS?
| 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: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.4
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.6%
Our own measure of how useful WELKS is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WELKS
No single letter turns WELKS into another word.
How WELKS scores
Scrabble w4e1l1k5s1 12
Words with Friends w4e1l2k5s1 13
Face value of the 5 tiles in WELKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
Shorter words from the letters in WELKS
ewks11 kewl11 skew11 welk11 elks8 leks8 slew7 wels7 ewk10 elk7 kes7 lek7 lew6 sew6 els3 sel3 ew5 we5 el2 es2
Common questions about WELKS
- Is WELKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WELKS is not in it.
- How many points is WELKS worth?
- WELKS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WELKS?
- No single letter can be added to WELKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WELKS:
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