WHELPLESS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 17 points
Yes for Scrabble. WHELPLESS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
w4h4e1l1p3l1e1s1s1
PlayableWHELPLESS · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept WHELPLESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.11%
Our own measure of how useful WHELPLESS is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHELPLESS
No single letter turns WHELPLESS into another word.
How WHELPLESS scores
Scrabble w4h4e1l1p3l1e1s1s1 17
Words with Friends w4h3e1l2p4l2e1s1s1 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in WHELPLESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHELPLESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in WHELPLESS
helpless13 shewels13 welshes13 pleshes12 wheeps14 whelps14 shewel12 wheels12 pheses11 shleps11 sweeps11 sewels9 sheels9 shells9 sweels9 swells9 sleeps8 speels8 spells8 selles6 wheep13 whelp13 shews11 welsh11 wheel11 helps10 hesps10 phese10 plesh10 plews10 sheep10 shlep10 spews10 sweep10 weeps10 heels8 heles8 hells8 sewel8 sheel8
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Common questions about WHELPLESS
- Is WHELPLESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHELPLESS is not in it.
- How many points is WHELPLESS worth?
- WHELPLESS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHELPLESS?
- No single letter can be added to WHELPLESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WHELPLESS:
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