WHET is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. WHET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHET?
| 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 WHET 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 WHET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHET scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WHET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does WHET mean in Scrabble?
verb
To sharpen a blade.
Whet is confused with wet constantly, and whetting an appetite has nothing to do with liquid: it means sharpening it. A whetstone is used with oil or water, which does not help the confusion at all.
How WHET is used
Whetted, whetting. Chiefly figurative in modern use.
- They whetted the blade on a stone and not a steel.
- The word whet means sharpen and not moisten.
- A stone used to whet a blade needs oil, which confuses everybody.
- Whetting an appetite is sharpening it.
- Two whetted edges and one of them already blunt.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WHET
The 4 tiles of WHET in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with WHET
8 longer words begin with WHET.
Words with WHET inside
2 words contain WHET in the middle. Words that start with WHET are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WHET
Common questions about WHET
- Is WHET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHET, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHET worth?
- WHET is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHET mean?
- To sharpen a blade.
- What letters can be added to WHET?
- WHET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WHET:
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