WHEELIE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. WHEELIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHEELIE?
| 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: 61 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHEELIE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHEELIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHEELIE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WHEELIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 505,289.
What does WHEELIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A stunt in which a bicycle or motorcycle is ridden with its front wheel lifted off the ground.
Young riders practise a wheelie to show off balance and nerve. In British speech a wheelie bin is the large wheeled rubbish container left at the kerb.
How WHEELIE is used
Wheelie is informal, and "pop a wheelie" is a common phrase.
- The boy did a wheelie down the whole street.
- He fell off while trying a wheelie.
- Her brother can hold a wheelie for ten seconds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHEELIE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHEELIE
3 longer words begin with WHEELIE.
Shorter words from the letters in WHEELIE
Common questions about WHEELIE
- Is WHEELIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHEELIE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHEELIE worth?
- WHEELIE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHEELIE mean?
- A stunt in which a bicycle or motorcycle is ridden with its front wheel lifted off the ground.
- What letters can be added to WHEELIE?
- WHEELIE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WHEELIE:
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