WHALEBOAT is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WHALEBOAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHALEBOAT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHALEBOAT is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHALEBOAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whaleboatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHALEBOAT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in WHALEBOAT, 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 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHALEBOAT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WHALEBOAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A long, narrow rowing boat pointed at both ends, used in the past for hunting whales.
A whaleboat was light and quick to turn, which mattered when crews rowed toward a surfacing animal. Navies later kept the design as a handy seaworthy boat for rescues and landings.
How WHALEBOAT is used
Nautical and historical; a whaleboat is a boat type.
- The crew lowered the whaleboat into the rough sea.
- A whaleboat could turn sharply in heavy swells.
- The museum displays a restored whaleboat from the nineteenth century.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHALEBOAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHALEBOAT
1 longer words begin with WHALEBOAT.
Shorter words from the letters in WHALEBOAT
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Common questions about WHALEBOAT
- Is WHALEBOAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHALEBOAT, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHALEBOAT worth?
- WHALEBOAT is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHALEBOAT mean?
- A long, narrow rowing boat pointed at both ends, used in the past for hunting whales.
- What letters can be added to WHALEBOAT?
- WHALEBOAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WHALEBOAT:
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