WHEELBASE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WHEELBASE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableWHEELBASE · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept WHEELBASE?
| 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: 36 / 100
36WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.56%
Our own measure of how useful WHEELBASE is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHEELBASE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wheelbasesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHEELBASE scores
Scrabble w4h4e1e1l1b3a1s1e1 17
Words with Friends w4h3e1e1l2b4a1s1e1 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in WHEELBASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHEELBASE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with WHEELBASE
1 longer words begin with WHEELBASE.
Shorter words from the letters in WHEELBASE
hewable15 awheels13 sewable12 healees10 seeable9 awheel12 shewel12 whales12 wheals12 wheels12 belahs11 healee9 weasel9 abeles8 belees8 hawse11 shawl11 welsh11 whale11 wheal11 wheel11 bawls10 belah10 besaw10 bhels10 blahs10 blash10 blaws10 hable10 hebes10 saheb10 alews8 aweel8 hales8 halse8 heals8 heels8 heles8 leash8 selah8
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Common questions about WHEELBASE
- Is WHEELBASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHEELBASE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHEELBASE worth?
- WHEELBASE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHEELBASE?
- WHEELBASE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WHEELBASE:
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