WHANGEE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. WHANGEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHANGEE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHANGEE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHANGEE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whangeesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHANGEE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WHANGEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 374,288.
What does WHANGEE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tall woody grass of China related to bamboo, or a walking stick made from its stem.
The whangee supplied the stout, jointed canes that were fashionable in earlier times. A cane of this kind usually had a curved handle and a natural brown glaze.
How WHANGEE is used
The word whangee is old-fashioned and mostly found in descriptions of canes.
- He carried a whangee with a silver tip.
- The shop sold a whangee cane in several lengths.
- A thick whangee leaned against the hall stand.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHANGEE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHANGEE
1 longer words begin with WHANGEE.
Shorter words from the letters in WHANGEE
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Common questions about WHANGEE
- Is WHANGEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHANGEE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHANGEE worth?
- WHANGEE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHANGEE mean?
- A tall woody grass of China related to bamboo, or a walking stick made from its stem.
- What letters can be added to WHANGEE?
- WHANGEE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WHANGEE:
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