Is WHATSISNAME valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHATSISNAME, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is WHATSISNAME worth?

WHATSISNAME is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to WHATSISNAME?

WHATSISNAME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

WHATSISNAME is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points

It depends on the list you play by. WHATSISNAME 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 accept it.

w4h4a1t1s1i1s1n1a1m3e1

Depends on the listWHATSISNAME · 11 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF

19points in Scrabble

20points in Words with Friends

11letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept WHATSISNAME?

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: 33 / 100

33WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.73

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.91%

Our own measure of how useful WHATSISNAME is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for WHATSISNAME

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How WHATSISNAME scores

Scrabble w4h4a1t1s1i1s1n1a1m3e1 19

Words with Friends w4h3a1t1s1i1s1n2a1m4e1 20

Face value of the 11 tiles in WHATSISNAME, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
w	1	2
h	1	2
a	2	9
t	1	6
s	2	4
i	1	9
n	1	6
m	1	2
e	1	12

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHATSISNAME has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with WHATSISNAME

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1 longer words begin with WHATSISNAME.

Shorter words from the letters in WHATSISNAME

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Common questions about WHATSISNAME

Is WHATSISNAME valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHATSISNAME, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is WHATSISNAME worth?: WHATSISNAME is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to WHATSISNAME?: WHATSISNAME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 11 letters of WHATSISNAME:

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