WHELKY is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. WHELKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
w4h4e1l1k5y4
PlayableWHELKY · 6 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 3,104 thousandodds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept WHELKY?
| 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
37WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%3.17
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%3.83%
Our own measure of how useful WHELKY is to know. It scores 19 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHELKY
No single letter turns WHELKY into another word.
How WHELKY scores
Scrabble w4h4e1l1k5y4 19
Words with Friends w4h3e1l2k5y3 18
Face value of the 6 tiles in WHELKY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,104 thousand.
What stands out about WHELKY
- WHELKY 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 WHELKY
whelk15 hyke14 hwyl13 whey13 kewl11 kyle11 welk11 yelk11 ylke11 hyle10 wyle10 why12 ewk10 key10 kye10 hew9 hey9 hye9 wey9 wye9 yeh9 yew9 elk7 lek7 lew6 ley6 lye6 ky9 eh5 ew5 he5 we5 ye5 el2
Common questions about WHELKY
- Is WHELKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHELKY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHELKY worth?
- WHELKY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHELKY?
- No single letter can be added to WHELKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WHELKY:
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