WHELPING is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WHELPING 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.
w4h4e1l1p3i1n1g2
PlayableWHELPING · 8 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept WHELPING?
| 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 WHELPING 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 WHELPING
No single letter turns WHELPING into another word.
How WHELPING scores
Scrabble w4h4e1l1p3i1n1g2 17
Words with Friends w4h3e1l2p4i1n2g3 20
Face value of the 8 tiles in WHELPING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHELPING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about WHELPING
- All 8 letters of WHELPING 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 WHELPING
helping13 hewing13 whinge13 heling10 pingle9 whelp13 weigh12 while11 whine11 ehing9 gwine9 hinge9 neigh9 winge9 genip8 pling8 ingle6 ligne6 phew12 whip12 whig11 hewn10 pegh10 when10 whin10 help9 plew9 wipe9 hing8 nigh8 wing8 elhi7 heil7 lwei7 ping7 weil7 wiel7 wile7 wine7 lipe6
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Common questions about WHELPING
- Is WHELPING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHELPING, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHELPING worth?
- WHELPING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHELPING?
- No single letter can be added to WHELPING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WHELPING:
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