WHANGAMS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. WHANGAMS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WHANGAMS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHANGAMS is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHANGAMS
No single letter turns WHANGAMS into another word.
How WHANGAMS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WHANGAMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHANGAMS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WHANGAMS mean in Scrabble?
WHANGAMS is the plural of WHANGAM.
Shorter words from the letters in WHANGAMS
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Common questions about WHANGAMS
- Is WHANGAMS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHANGAMS is not in it.
- How many points is WHANGAMS worth?
- WHANGAMS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHANGAMS?
- No single letter can be added to WHANGAMS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WHANGAMS:
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