WHEAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WHEAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHEAL?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHEAL is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHEAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whealsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHEAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WHEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does WHEAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A small, raised, itchy swelling on the skin, often caused by an allergic reaction, an insect bite or a light blow.
A wheal appears quickly after the skin is irritated, forming a pale or reddened bump that usually itches rather than hurts sharply. Doctors look for a wheal surrounded by a red flare during allergy skin tests, since this combination confirms a reaction to the substance being tested. Nettle stings are a familiar everyday cause of a wheal, producing a raised, itchy bump within minutes of contact with the plant. The word wheal is closely related to weal, and both describe similar raised marks on the skin, though wheal is the more common spelling in medical writing.
How WHEAL is used
Mainly a medical and clinical term, used to describe raised, itchy skin swellings from allergies or stings.
- The allergy test produced a small wheal on her forearm.
- A nettle sting left an itchy wheal on his hand.
- The doctor measured the size of each wheal carefully.
- Hives appear as many small patches, each a raised wheal.
- The insect bite swelled into a red wheal within minutes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHEAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WHEAL
The 5 tiles of WHEAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with WHEAL
1 longer words begin with WHEAL.
Shorter words from the letters in WHEAL
Common questions about WHEAL
- Is WHEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHEAL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHEAL worth?
- WHEAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHEAL mean?
- A small, raised, itchy swelling on the skin, often caused by an allergic reaction, an insect bite or a light blow.
- What letters can be added to WHEAL?
- WHEAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WHEAL:
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