WHAUR is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. WHAUR 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.
w4h4a1u1r1
Depends on the listWHAUR · 5 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 11 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
11points in Words with Friends
5letters
1hook available
1 in 87,138odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept WHAUR?
| 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: 34 / 100
34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.2
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.6%
Our own measure of how useful WHAUR 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 WHAUR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whaursChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHAUR scores
Scrabble w4h4a1u1r1 11
Words with Friends w4h3a1u2r1 11
Face value of the 5 tiles in WHAUR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
Words starting with WHAUR
1 longer words begin with WHAUR.
Shorter words from the letters in WHAUR
Common questions about WHAUR
- Is WHAUR valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHAUR is not in it.
- How many points is WHAUR worth?
- WHAUR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHAUR?
- WHAUR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WHAUR:
Open WHAUR in the Word Finder