WHENCES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. WHENCES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WHENCES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHENCES is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHENCES
No single letter turns WHENCES into another word.
How WHENCES scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WHENCES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,263 thousand.
Anagrams of WHENCES
The 7 tiles of WHENCES in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with WHENCES
1 longer words begin with WHENCES.
Shorter words from the letters in WHENCES
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Common questions about WHENCES
- Is WHENCES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHENCES is not in it.
- How many points is WHENCES worth?
- WHENCES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHENCES?
- No single letter can be added to WHENCES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WHENCES:
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