WHARFINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. WHARFINGS 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WHARFINGS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHARFINGS is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHARFINGS
No single letter turns WHARFINGS into another word.
How WHARFINGS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in WHARFINGS, 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 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHARFINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about WHARFINGS
- All 9 letters of WHARFINGS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does WHARFINGS mean in Scrabble?
WHARFINGS is the plural of WHARFING.
Shorter words from the letters in WHARFINGS
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Common questions about WHARFINGS
- Is WHARFINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHARFINGS is not in it.
- How many points is WHARFINGS worth?
- WHARFINGS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHARFINGS?
- No single letter can be added to WHARFINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WHARFINGS:
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