Is WHANAU valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHANAU, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is WHANAU worth?

WHANAU is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to WHANAU?

WHANAU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

WHANAU is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points

It depends on the list you play by. WHANAU 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 12 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

w4h4a1n1a1u1

Depends on the listWHANAU · 6 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF

12points in Scrabble

13points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 344,923odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept WHANAU?

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	Valid

Word power: 34 / 100

34WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.33%

Our own measure of how useful WHANAU is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for WHANAU

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

whanaus13

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How WHANAU scores

Scrabble w4h4a1n1a1u1 12

Words with Friends w4h3a1n2a1u2 13

Face value of the 6 tiles in WHANAU, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
w	1	2
h	1	2
a	2	9
n	1	6
u	1	4

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.

Words starting with WHANAU

whanaus13

1 longer words begin with WHANAU.

Shorter words from the letters in WHANAU

hwan10 waah10 haun7 haw9 wah9 wha9 aah6 aha6 awa6 awn6 han6 hun6 nah6 naw6 wan6 ana3 aua3 uan3 ah5 aw5 ha5 uh5 aa2 an2 na2 nu2 un2

Common questions about WHANAU

Is WHANAU valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHANAU, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is WHANAU worth?: WHANAU is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to WHANAU?: WHANAU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WHANAU:

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