WHALES is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. WHALES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableWHALES · 6 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
12points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 172,461odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept WHALES?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.5%
Our own measure of how useful WHALES is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHALES
No single letter turns WHALES into another word.
How WHALES scores
Scrabble w4h4a1l1e1s1 12
Words with Friends w4h3a1l2e1s1 12
Face value of the 6 tiles in WHALES, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
Anagrams of WHALES
The 6 tiles of WHALES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in WHALES
hawse11 shawl11 welsh11 whale11 wheal11 alews8 hales8 halse8 heals8 leash8 selah8 shale8 sheal8 swale8 sweal8 wales8 weals8 haws10 hews10 shaw10 shew10 shwa10 wash10 whae10 alew7 awes7 awls7 haes7 hale7 heal7 lahs7 lash7 laws7 shea7 slaw7 slew7 waes7 wale7 wase7 weal7
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Common questions about WHALES
- Is WHALES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHALES, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHALES worth?
- WHALES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHALES?
- No single letter can be added to WHALES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WHALES:
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