WHATSIT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. WHATSIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHATSIT?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHATSIT is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHATSIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whatsitsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHATSIT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WHATSIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 823,434.
What does WHATSIT mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person or thing whose name is forgotten, unknown or not worth stating.
A speaker reaches for whatsit when the right noun will not come, usually while pointing at a gadget. It is friendly and vague rather than rude, and similar to thingamajig.
How WHATSIT is used
Whatsit is a placeholder noun in casual speech.
- Pass me the whatsit from the top shelf.
- He fixed the whatsit with a bit of wire.
- What is that whatsit for?
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHATSIT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHATSIT
3 longer words begin with WHATSIT.
Shorter words from the letters in WHATSIT
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Common questions about WHATSIT
- Is WHATSIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHATSIT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHATSIT worth?
- WHATSIT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHATSIT mean?
- A person or thing whose name is forgotten, unknown or not worth stating.
- What letters can be added to WHATSIT?
- WHATSIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WHATSIT:
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