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.
w4h4e1l1k5s1
PlayableWHELKS · 6 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 1,552 thousandodds of drawing this rack
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
34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.67
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.17%
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
Scrabble w4h4e1l1k5s1 16
Words with Friends w4h3e1l2k5s1 16
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
Shorter words from the letters in WHELKS
whelk15 welks12 welsh11 ewks11 kesh11 kewl11 skew11 welk11 hews10 shew10 elks8 leks8 slew7 wels7 ewk10 hew9 elk7 kes7 lek7 ehs6 hes6 lew6 sew6 she6 els3 sel3 eh5 ew5 he5 sh5 we5 el2 es2
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:
Open WHELKS in the Word Finder