WHEW is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. WHEW 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 WHEW?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHEW is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHEW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whewsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHEW scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WHEW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 163,384.
What does WHEW mean in Scrabble?
interjection
An exclamation of relief or surprise.
Whew is a whistle written down, and English has several such words that no letter properly represents. It is spelled with a w at each end although neither of them is pronounced that way.
How WHEW is used
Stands alone. Chiefly written.
- Whew, said everybody, once the door had closed.
- The word whew is a whistle written down.
- Neither w in whew is pronounced as a w.
- A whew in a transcript marks relief and not speech.
- She wrote whew and left it at that.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHEW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHEW
5 longer words begin with WHEW.
Shorter words from the letters in WHEW
Common questions about WHEW
- Is WHEW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHEW, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHEW worth?
- WHEW is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHEW mean?
- An exclamation of relief or surprise.
- What letters can be added to WHEW?
- WHEW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WHEW:
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