WHALE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WHALE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHALE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHALE is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHALE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHALE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WHALE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does WHALE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A very large sea mammal that breathes air through a blowhole and lives entirely in water.
Whales are the largest animals alive today, ranging from small dolphins to the enormous blue whale, the biggest creature known to have existed. Unlike fish, a whale must surface regularly to breathe air through the blowhole on top of its head, and it nurses its young with milk like other mammals. Sailors and scientists have studied whale migration, feeding and song for centuries, and many countries now protect whale populations from hunting. The word whale also appears in casual expressions, such as calling someone a whale of a time to mean a wonderful time.
How WHALE is used
Common in everyday speech about marine life and in informal expressions meaning something impressively large or enjoyable.
- The tour boat spotted a whale breaching offshore.
- A blue whale can weigh more than any dinosaur did.
- They had a whale of a time at the festival.
- The museum displayed a full whale skeleton.
- Conservationists tracked the migration route of the whale each spring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHALE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WHALE
The 5 tiles of WHALE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with WHALE
15 longer words begin with WHALE.
Words ending in WHALE
1 words end in WHALE. Useful as a back hook: play WHALE onto a word already on the board.
Words with WHALE inside
1 words contain WHALE in the middle. Words that start with WHALE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WHALE
Common questions about WHALE
- Is WHALE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHALE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHALE worth?
- WHALE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHALE mean?
- A very large sea mammal that breathes air through a blowhole and lives entirely in water.
- What letters can be added to WHALE?
- WHALE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WHALE:
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