WHALEBONE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WHALEBONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
w4h4a1l1e1b3o1n1e1
PlayableWHALEBONE · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept WHALEBONE?
| 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: 35 / 100
35WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.33%
Our own measure of how useful WHALEBONE is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHALEBONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whalebonesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHALEBONE scores
Scrabble w4h4a1l1e1b3o1n1e1 17
Words with Friends w4h3a1l2e1b4o1n2e1 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in WHALEBONE, 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 | 2 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHALEBONE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with WHALEBONE
1 longer words begin with WHALEBONE.
Shorter words from the letters in WHALEBONE
hewable15 ownable12 behowl14 awheel12 beenah11 hebona11 labneh11 enhalo9 weanel9 baleen8 enable8 loanee6 howbe13 whale11 wheal11 wheel11 wheen11 whole11 ablow10 belah10 below10 blawn10 blown10 bohea10 bowel10 bowne10 elbow10 hable10 heben10 obeah10 alowe8 aweel8 halon8 lohan8 lowan8 lowne8 newel8 wanle8 abele7 albee7
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Common questions about WHALEBONE
- Is WHALEBONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHALEBONE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHALEBONE worth?
- WHALEBONE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHALEBONE?
- WHALEBONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WHALEBONE:
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