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.
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
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
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.
What does WHALEBONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The tough, flexible, horn-like plates from the mouths of some whales, once used for stiffening garments.
Whalebone is really baleen, the sieve that lets a whale strain tiny creatures from seawater. Tailors cut thin strips of it as stays for corsets, and makers of umbrellas used it for ribs.
How WHALEBONE is used
Mostly historical, now replaced by plastic and steel.
- The corset was stiffened with strips of whalebone.
- Whalebone was once a valuable trade good.
- A carved whalebone figure sat on the shelf.
- Hunters sold whalebone to makers of umbrellas.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHALEBONE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHALEBONE
1 longer words begin with WHALEBONE.
Shorter words from the letters in WHALEBONE
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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 does WHALEBONE mean?
- The tough, flexible, horn-like plates from the mouths of some whales, once used for stiffening garments.
- 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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