WHEREAS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. WHEREAS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
w4h4e1r1e1a1s1
PlayableWHEREAS · 7 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
12points in Words with Friends
7letters
0hooks available
1 in 280,716odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept WHEREAS?
| 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: 53 / 100
53WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.86
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%full rack
Tile availability 20%6.71%
Our own measure of how useful WHEREAS is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHEREAS
No single letter turns WHEREAS into another word.
How WHEREAS scores
Scrabble w4h4e1r1e1a1s1 13
Words with Friends w4h3e1r1e1a1s1 12
Face value of the 7 tiles in WHEREAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
Words starting with WHEREAS
1 longer words begin with WHEREAS.
Shorter words from the letters in WHEREAS
hawser12 hewers12 rewash12 shewer12 washer12 whares12 wheare12 wheres12 haeres9 heares9 hearse9 hawse11 hewer11 shrew11 wersh11 whare11 whear11 where11 ewers8 hares8 heare8 hears8 heres8 herse8 resaw8 resew8 rheas8 sawer8 sewar8 sewer8 share8 shear8 sheer8 shere8 sware8 swear8 sweer8 wares8 wears8 easer5
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Common questions about WHEREAS
- Is WHEREAS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHEREAS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHEREAS worth?
- WHEREAS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHEREAS?
- No single letter can be added to WHEREAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WHEREAS:
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