Is WHATSITSNAME valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHATSITSNAME is not in it.

How many points is WHATSITSNAME worth?

WHATSITSNAME is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to WHATSITSNAME?

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

WHATSITSNAME is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points

It depends on the list you play by. WHATSITSNAME 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

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Depends on the listWHATSITSNAME · 12 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF

20points in Scrabble

21points in Words with Friends

12letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept WHATSITSNAME?

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: 33 / 100

33WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.67

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.92%

Our own measure of how useful WHATSITSNAME is to know. It scores 20 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for WHATSITSNAME

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 WHATSITSNAME scores

Scrabble w4h4a1t1s1i1t1s1n1a1m3e1 20

Words with Friends w4h3a1t1s1i1t1s1n2a1m4e1 21

Face value of the 12 tiles in WHATSITSNAME, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

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

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

Words starting with WHATSITSNAME

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1 longer words begin with WHATSITSNAME.

Shorter words from the letters in WHATSITSNAME

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Common questions about WHATSITSNAME

Is WHATSITSNAME valid in Words with Friends?: No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHATSITSNAME is not in it.
How many points is WHATSITSNAME worth?: WHATSITSNAME is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to WHATSITSNAME?: WHATSITSNAME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 12 letters of WHATSITSNAME:

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