WHELPS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. WHELPS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
w4h4e1l1p3s1
PlayableWHELPS · 6 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 776,076odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept WHELPS?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.33
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.33%
Our own measure of how useful WHELPS is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHELPS
No single letter turns WHELPS into another word.
How WHELPS scores
Scrabble w4h4e1l1p3s1 14
Words with Friends w4h3e1l2p4s1 15
Face value of the 6 tiles in WHELPS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 776,076.
What stands out about WHELPS
- WHELPS 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 WHELPS
whelp13 welsh11 helps10 plesh10 plews10 shlep10 phew12 hews10 shew10 help9 heps9 hesp9 pehs9 pews9 plew9 spew9 slew7 wels7 leps6 pels6 hew9 hep8 peh8 pew8 ehs6 hes6 lew6 sew6 she6 lep5 pel5 pes5 els3 sel3 eh5 ew5 he5 sh5 we5 pe4
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Common questions about WHELPS
- Is WHELPS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHELPS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHELPS worth?
- WHELPS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHELPS?
- No single letter can be added to WHELPS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WHELPS:
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