WHELKS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. WHELKS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHELKS?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHELKS is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHELKS
No single letter turns WHELKS into another word.
How WHELKS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in WHELKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,552 thousand.
What stands out about WHELKS
- WHELKS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does WHELKS mean in Scrabble?
WHELKS is the plural of WHELK.
WHELK(noun) — A large sea snail with a heavy spiral shell, several kinds of which are eaten as food.
Shorter words from the letters in WHELKS
Common questions about WHELKS
- Is WHELKS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHELKS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHELKS worth?
- WHELKS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHELKS?
- No single letter can be added to WHELKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WHELKS:
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