WHACK is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WHACK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHACK?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHACK is to know. It scores 17 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 3.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHACK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHACK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WHACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,046 thousand.
What does WHACK mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To hit someone or something with a sharp, forceful blow.
Whack describes a quick, hard strike, often one that makes a sharp sound on impact, as when a bat whacks a ball or a hand whacks a table in frustration. The word carries a slightly comic or casual tone rather than a formal one.
How WHACK is used
Informal; common in everyday speech and writing about sport, frustration or comic mishaps.
- He tried to whack the pinata with the stick.
- She would whack the pillow to fluff it up.
- The branch swung back and seemed to whack him in the face.
- They whack golf balls at the driving range every weekend.
- The child learned not to whack the drum so hard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHACK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WHACK
The 5 tiles of WHACK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with WHACK
12 longer words begin with WHACK.
Words ending in WHACK
4 words end in WHACK. Useful as a back hook: play WHACK onto a word already on the board.
Words with WHACK inside
11 words contain WHACK in the middle. Words that start with WHACK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WHACK
Common questions about WHACK
- Is WHACK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHACK, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHACK worth?
- WHACK is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHACK mean?
- To hit someone or something with a sharp, forceful blow.
- What letters can be added to WHACK?
- WHACK takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WHACK:
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