WETA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. WETA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WETA?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WETA is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WETA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wetasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WETA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WETA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about WETA
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 WETA mean in Scrabble?
noun
New Zealandzoology
A large, heavy-bodied, flightless insect native to New Zealand, related to crickets and grasshoppers.
A weta has long spiny back legs, a hard shell-like body and, despite its size, cannot fly, spending most of its life hidden in logs, caves or thick vegetation. Several kinds exist in New Zealand, some among the heaviest insects in the world, and the animal is often used as a symbol of the country's unusual native wildlife.
How WETA is used
Refers specifically to New Zealand insects; met mainly in nature writing and tourism material.
- A weta was hiding under the loose bark of the fallen tree.
- The giant weta can weigh more than a small mouse.
- Children at the nature centre were fascinated by the weta in the glass tank.
- A weta's long antennae helped it feel its way through the dark.
- Conservationists moved the weta to a predator-free island.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WETA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WETA
The 4 tiles of WETA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with WETA
1 longer words begin with WETA.
Shorter words from the letters in WETA
Common questions about WETA
- Is WETA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WETA, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WETA worth?
- WETA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WETA mean?
- A large, heavy-bodied, flightless insect native to New Zealand, related to crickets and grasshoppers.
- What letters can be added to WETA?
- WETA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WETA:
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