WHARVE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. WHARVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHARVE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHARVE is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHARVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wharvesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHARVE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in WHARVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does WHARVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A round piece of wood or disc on a spindle that acts as a flywheel.
In hand spinning a wharve gives the spindle weight so it keeps turning. The word is old and appears mainly in books on textile history.
How WHARVE is used
Used for the weighted disc fitted to a spinning spindle.
- The spinner slid the wharve onto the spindle.
- A stone wharve was found in the grave.
- Without a wharve the spindle would stop quickly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHARVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHARVE
1 longer words begin with WHARVE.
Shorter words from the letters in WHARVE
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Common questions about WHARVE
- Is WHARVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHARVE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHARVE worth?
- WHARVE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHARVE mean?
- A round piece of wood or disc on a spindle that acts as a flywheel.
- What letters can be added to WHARVE?
- WHARVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WHARVE:
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