WHELMING is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WHELMING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
w4h4e1l1m3i1n1g2
PlayableWHELMING · 8 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept WHELMING?
| 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: 41 / 100
41WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.13
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful WHELMING is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHELMING
No single letter turns WHELMING into another word.
How WHELMING scores
Scrabble w4h4e1l1m3i1n1g2 17
Words with Friends w4h3e1l2m4i1n2g3 20
Face value of the 8 tiles in WHELMING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHELMING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about WHELMING
- All 8 letters of WHELMING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in WHELMING
helming13 mewling13 hewing13 whinge13 mewing12 heling10 leming9 mingle9 whelm13 weigh12 while11 whine11 hemin10 ehing9 gwine9 hinge9 neigh9 winge9 gimel8 glime8 minge8 limen7 ingle6 ligne6 whim12 whig11 hewn10 when10 whin10 helm9 hemi9 mewl9 hing8 nigh8 wing8 elhi7 glim7 heil7 lwei7 meng7
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Common questions about WHELMING
- Is WHELMING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHELMING, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHELMING worth?
- WHELMING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHELMING?
- No single letter can be added to WHELMING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WHELMING:
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