WHALING is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. WHALING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
w4h4a1l1i1n1g2
PlayableWHALING · 7 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
7letters
1hook available
1 in 686,195odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept WHALING?
| 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: 53 / 100
53WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%full rack
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful WHALING is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHALING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whalingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHALING scores
Scrabble w4h4a1l1i1n1g2 14
Words with Friends w4h3a1l2i1n2g3 16
Face value of the 7 tiles in WHALING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
Words starting with WHALING
1 longer words begin with WHALING.
Shorter words from the letters in WHALING
hawing13 haling10 lawing10 waling10 whang12 ahing9 anigh9 awing9 hangi9 laigh9 wigan9 wilga9 lawin8 algin6 align6 liang6 ligan6 linga6 whig11 hwan10 whin10 gnaw8 hang8 hing8 nigh8 wang8 wing8 hail7 hain7 hila7 lawn7 wail7 wain7 wali7 agin5 gain5 gila5 glia5 lang5 ling5
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Common questions about WHALING
- Is WHALING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHALING, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHALING worth?
- WHALING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHALING?
- WHALING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WHALING:
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