WHEN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. WHEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHEN?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHEN is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHEN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WHEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does WHEN mean in Scrabble?
adverb
At what time, or during which time.
When can ask a question and join two clauses, and the second use is the older of the two. Say when comes from pouring a drink and is nineteenth-century.
How WHEN is used
Adverb in questions; conjunction between clauses.
- When they arrive is anybody's guess.
- The word when joins clauses and asks questions.
- Say when comes from pouring a drink.
- The joining use of when is older than the question.
- Two clauses joined by when and no comma between.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WHEN
The 4 tiles of WHEN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with WHEN
13 longer words begin with WHEN.
Words ending in WHEN
3 words end in WHEN. Useful as a back hook: play WHEN onto a word already on the board.
Words with WHEN inside
3 words contain WHEN in the middle. Words that start with WHEN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WHEN
Common questions about WHEN
- Is WHEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHEN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHEN worth?
- WHEN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHEN mean?
- At what time, or during which time.
- What letters can be added to WHEN?
- WHEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WHEN:
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