WHATA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. WHATA 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 not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WHATA?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHATA is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHATA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whatasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHATA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WHATA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does WHATA mean in Scrabble?
noun
New Zealand
A raised platform on stilts used for storing food.
A whata is a Maori storage structure built high above the ground on posts, built that way to keep stored food safe from rats and other pests. It served the same practical purpose in traditional New Zealand settlements that a raised granary served elsewhere in the world.
How WHATA is used
A specialist term, met mostly in writing about Maori architecture and history.
- Food was kept dry on a whata above the reach of rats.
- The village built a whata beside the main storehouse.
- A whata stood on four tall posts near the cooking fires.
- Historians describe the whata as an early form of raised storage.
- Children were warned never to climb the whata.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHATA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHATA
6 longer words begin with WHATA.
Shorter words from the letters in WHATA
Common questions about WHATA
- Is WHATA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHATA is not in it.
- How many points is WHATA worth?
- WHATA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHATA mean?
- A raised platform on stilts used for storing food.
- What letters can be added to WHATA?
- WHATA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WHATA:
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