WHEELCHAIR is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. WHEELCHAIR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHEELCHAIR?
| 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 WHEELCHAIR is to know. It scores 21 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHEELCHAIR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wheelchairsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHEELCHAIR scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in WHEELCHAIR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHEELCHAIR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WHEELCHAIR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A chair fitted with large wheels for a person who cannot walk.
A wheelchair may be pushed by someone else or driven by the user turning the rims or using a motor. Ramps, wide doors and lifts make places accessible to it. It gives its user independence of movement.
How WHEELCHAIR is used
Used about mobility aids for people with injury, illness or disability.
- The cinema has space for every wheelchair.
- He pushed her wheelchair along the seafront.
- The museum added a ramp for wheelchair users.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHEELCHAIR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHEELCHAIR
1 longer words begin with WHEELCHAIR.
Shorter words from the letters in WHEELCHAIR
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Common questions about WHEELCHAIR
- Is WHEELCHAIR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHEELCHAIR, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHEELCHAIR worth?
- WHEELCHAIR is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHEELCHAIR mean?
- A chair fitted with large wheels for a person who cannot walk.
- What letters can be added to WHEELCHAIR?
- WHEELCHAIR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of WHEELCHAIR:
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