WHALEBACK is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. WHALEBACK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableWHALEBACK · 9 letters · 23 pts Scrabble · 25 pts WWF
23points in Scrabble
25points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept WHALEBACK?
| 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: 37 / 100
37WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.56
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.78%
Our own measure of how useful WHALEBACK is to know. It scores 23 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHALEBACK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whalebacksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHALEBACK scores
Scrabble w4h4a1l1e1b3a1c3k5 23
Words with Friends w4h3a1l2e1b4a1c4k5 25
Face value of the 9 tiles in WHALEBACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHALEBACK has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with WHALEBACK
1 longer words begin with WHALEBACK.
Shorter words from the letters in WHALEBACK
hackable19 bechalk18 kwacha18 hackle15 keblah15 bleach13 chawk17 whack17 whelk15 bekah14 chalk14 cheka14 hacek14 kacha14 wacke14 aback13 black13 welch13 awake12 bacha12 beach12 belch12 blech12 hakea12 kahal12 kwela12 alack11 aleck11 bleak11 halwa11 whale11 wheal11 belah10 chela10 hable10 leach10 akela9 cabal9 cable9 hawk14
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Common questions about WHALEBACK
- Is WHALEBACK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHALEBACK, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHALEBACK worth?
- WHALEBACK is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHALEBACK?
- WHALEBACK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WHALEBACK:
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