WHEREBY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. WHEREBY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHEREBY?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHEREBY is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHEREBY
No single letter turns WHEREBY into another word.
How WHEREBY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WHEREBY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,526 thousand.
What does WHEREBY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
formal
By which; through which means or arrangement.
Whereby links a noun to the rule or method that works through it, and it is common in contracts and official writing. It is a formal way of saying "by means of which".
How WHEREBY is used
Formal; whereby follows a noun such as system, process, or agreement.
- They agreed on a system whereby each person pays in turn.
- There is a process whereby the form can be appealed.
- The treaty set up an arrangement whereby both sides share the river.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHEREBY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in WHEREBY
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Common questions about WHEREBY
- Is WHEREBY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHEREBY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHEREBY worth?
- WHEREBY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHEREBY mean?
- By which; through which means or arrangement.
- What letters can be added to WHEREBY?
- No single letter can be added to WHEREBY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WHEREBY:
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