WHIFFET is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. WHIFFET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHIFFET?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHIFFET is to know. It scores 19 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHIFFET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whiffetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHIFFET scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WHIFFET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,176 thousand.
What does WHIFFET mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A small, unimportant person; a whippersnapper.
Whiffet is an old-fashioned put-down for someone young or slight who acts more important than they are. It is mild and teasing, never truly vicious.
How WHIFFET is used
Whiffet is used humorously, mostly in older or regional speech.
- The old sailor called the new clerk a whiffet.
- Some whiffet of a boy tried to give me orders.
- Who is this whiffet who thinks he runs the place?
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHIFFET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHIFFET
1 longer words begin with WHIFFET.
Shorter words from the letters in WHIFFET
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Common questions about WHIFFET
- Is WHIFFET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHIFFET, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHIFFET worth?
- WHIFFET is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHIFFET mean?
- A small, unimportant person; a whippersnapper.
- What letters can be added to WHIFFET?
- WHIFFET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WHIFFET:
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