WHICKER is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. WHICKER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHICKER?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHICKER is to know. It scores 19 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHICKER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whickersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHICKER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WHICKER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does WHICKER mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make a soft, breathy sound like a horse that is whinnying quietly.
A horse whickers when it greets a person or expects food, using a quieter voice than a full neigh. Writers also use the word for any gentle, fluttering sound.
How WHICKER is used
Whicker is used mainly for the low call of a horse, and also as a noun for that sound.
- The mare began to whicker when she saw the bucket.
- We heard a whicker from the dark stable.
- Horses whicker softly to their foals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHICKER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHICKER
3 longer words begin with WHICKER.
Shorter words from the letters in WHICKER
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Common questions about WHICKER
- Is WHICKER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHICKER, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHICKER worth?
- WHICKER is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHICKER mean?
- To make a soft, breathy sound like a horse that is whinnying quietly.
- What letters can be added to WHICKER?
- WHICKER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WHICKER:
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