WHEREWITHAL is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. WHEREWITHAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHEREWITHAL?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHEREWITHAL is to know. It scores 23 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHEREWITHAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wherewithalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHEREWITHAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in WHEREWITHAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 2 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHEREWITHAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WHEREWITHAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
The money or other means needed to do something.
Someone who lacks the wherewithal cannot afford a plan, however good, because the resources are missing. The word usually follows the and is followed by to plus a verb.
How WHEREWITHAL is used
Wherewithal is a slightly formal word used in everyday writing about money and resources.
- They had the idea but not the wherewithal to build it.
- The charity lacked the wherewithal to feed so many families.
- He finally found the wherewithal to start his own business.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHEREWITHAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHEREWITHAL
1 longer words begin with WHEREWITHAL.
Shorter words from the letters in WHEREWITHAL
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Common questions about WHEREWITHAL
- Is WHEREWITHAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHEREWITHAL, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHEREWITHAL worth?
- WHEREWITHAL is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHEREWITHAL mean?
- The money or other means needed to do something.
- What letters can be added to WHEREWITHAL?
- WHEREWITHAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of WHEREWITHAL:
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