WHETTER is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. WHETTER 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.
Which word lists accept WHETTER?
| 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 WHETTER is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHETTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whettersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHETTER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WHETTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 673,719.
What does WHETTER mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person or thing that sharpens, for example a blade, or that stirs up appetite.
A whetter can be a stone or tool used on a knife, or in figurative language anything that sharpens interest. The word is uncommon and mostly appears in older writing.
How WHETTER is used
Whetter is a rare noun formed from the verb whet.
- The smith kept a stone as his daily whetter of blades.
- A short appetiser is a fine whetter of hunger.
- He was a whetter of the crowd's anger.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHETTER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHETTER
1 longer words begin with WHETTER.
Shorter words from the letters in WHETTER
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Common questions about WHETTER
- Is WHETTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHETTER, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHETTER worth?
- WHETTER is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHETTER mean?
- A person or thing that sharpens, for example a blade, or that stirs up appetite.
- What letters can be added to WHETTER?
- WHETTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WHETTER:
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