WHALLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. WHALLY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WHALLY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHALLY is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHALLY
No single letter turns WHALLY into another word.
How WHALLY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in WHALLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,759 thousand.
What stands out about WHALLY
- WHALLY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in WHALLY
Common questions about WHALLY
- Is WHALLY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHALLY is not in it.
- How many points is WHALLY worth?
- WHALLY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHALLY?
- No single letter can be added to WHALLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WHALLY:
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