WHARFIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. WHARFIES 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept WHARFIES?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHARFIES is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHARFIES
No single letter turns WHARFIES into another word.
How WHARFIES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WHARFIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHARFIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about WHARFIES
- All 8 letters of WHARFIES are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in WHARFIES
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Common questions about WHARFIES
- Is WHARFIES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHARFIES, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHARFIES worth?
- WHARFIES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHARFIES?
- No single letter can be added to WHARFIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WHARFIES:
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