WHAISLES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. WHAISLES 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WHAISLES?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHAISLES is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHAISLES
No single letter turns WHAISLES into another word.
How WHAISLES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WHAISLES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHAISLES has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of WHAISLES
The 8 tiles of WHAISLES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in WHAISLES
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Common questions about WHAISLES
- Is WHAISLES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHAISLES is not in it.
- How many points is WHAISLES worth?
- WHAISLES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHAISLES?
- No single letter can be added to WHAISLES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WHAISLES:
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