WHACKINGS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 22 points
Yes for Scrabble. WHACKINGS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept WHACKINGS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHACKINGS is to know. It scores 22 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHACKINGS
No single letter turns WHACKINGS into another word.
How WHACKINGS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in WHACKINGS, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHACKINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about WHACKINGS
- All 9 letters of WHACKINGS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does WHACKINGS mean in Scrabble?
WHACKINGS is the plural of WHACKING.
Shorter words from the letters in WHACKINGS
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Common questions about WHACKINGS
- Is WHACKINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHACKINGS is not in it.
- How many points is WHACKINGS worth?
- WHACKINGS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHACKINGS?
- No single letter can be added to WHACKINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WHACKINGS:
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