WHARE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. WHARE 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 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept WHARE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHARE is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHARE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wharesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHARE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WHARE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does WHARE mean in Scrabble?
noun
New Zealand
A Maori house or hut.
Whare is a Maori word borrowed directly into New Zealand English for a house or dwelling, and it appears in place names and in everyday speech about traditional buildings, such as a wharenui, a large meeting house. It is not a spelling of the ordinary question word where, though the two look alike on a page.
How WHARE is used
Common in New Zealand English, especially in names for traditional buildings.
- The marae included a carved whare at its centre.
- They slept in a small whare beside the river.
- A whare of woven reeds stood at the edge of the village.
- The guide explained how each whare was built by hand.
- Visitors removed their shoes before entering the whare.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHARE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WHARE
The 5 tiles of WHARE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with WHARE
5 longer words begin with WHARE.
Shorter words from the letters in WHARE
Common questions about WHARE
- Is WHARE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHARE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHARE worth?
- WHARE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHARE mean?
- A Maori house or hut.
- What letters can be added to WHARE?
- WHARE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WHARE:
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