WENA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. WENA 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 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WENA?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WENA is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WENA
No single letter turns WENA into another word.
How WENA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WENA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about WENA
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does WENA mean in Scrabble?
pronoun
South African
You, used as a form of address in South African English.
Wena is a South African word for you, borrowed from Nguni languages such as Zulu and Xhosa into everyday South African English, and used informally when speaking directly to someone. It appears in casual conversation, song lyrics and slogans within South Africa rather than in formal writing.
How WENA is used
Regional to South Africa; understood mainly there and rare in other varieties of English.
- He turned and said, wena, come over here now.
- Is it you or wena who left the door open?
- She laughed and asked, what about wena, are you coming too?
- The chant at the match called out wena to the home crowd.
- Friends often greet each other with a playful hola wena.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WENA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WENA
The 4 tiles of WENA in a different order — 3 found.
Shorter words from the letters in WENA
Common questions about WENA
- Is WENA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WENA is not in it.
- How many points is WENA worth?
- WENA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WENA mean?
- You, used as a form of address in South African English.
- What letters can be added to WENA?
- No single letter can be added to WENA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WENA:
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