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.
w4h4a1c3k5i1n1g2s1
PlayableWHACKINGS · 9 letters · 22 pts Scrabble · 24 pts WWF
22points in Scrabble
24points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
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
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.44
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.22%
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
Scrabble w4h4a1c3k5i1n1g2s1 22
Words with Friends w4h3a1c4k5i1n2g3s1 24
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
Shorter words from the letters in WHACKINGS
whacking21 hawkings19 hackings18 shacking18 swacking18 chinwags17 gawkish18 hawking18 hacking17 chawing16 chinwag16 shaking15 wakings15 cakings14 casking14 hawsing14 sacking14 shawing14 washing14 achings13 cashing13 cawings13 chasing13 chawks18 whacks18 chanks15 chinks15 haicks15 schwag15 kawing14 waking14 caking13 hawing13 nikahs13 whangs13 aching12 cawing12 changs12 chings12 washin12
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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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