WHATS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WHATS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHATS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHATS is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHATS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whatsoChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How WHATS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WHATS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What stands out about WHATS
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does WHATS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
The particular facts or details of a matter, treated as a plural noun.
Whats turns the question word what into a countable noun, used in phrases such as the whats and hows of a plan or the whats and wherefores of a decision. It groups together the individual facts or specifics that make up a larger explanation, and it is always used alongside another word rather than standing on its own.
How WHATS is used
Almost always paired with another word, as in the whats and hows.
- The meeting covered the whats and hows of the new schedule.
- Nobody explained the whats behind the sudden change of plan.
- She wanted the whats laid out before agreeing to anything.
- The whats and wherefores took another hour to settle.
- He listed the whats first and the reasons afterward.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHATS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WHATS
The 5 tiles of WHATS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with WHATS
17 longer words begin with WHATS.
Words ending in WHATS
1 words end in WHATS. Useful as a back hook: play WHATS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in WHATS
Common questions about WHATS
- Is WHATS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHATS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHATS worth?
- WHATS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHATS mean?
- The particular facts or details of a matter, treated as a plural noun.
- What letters can be added to WHATS?
- WHATS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WHATS:
Open WHATS in the Word Finder