WHIFFLE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. WHIFFLE 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 WHIFFLE?
| 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: 65 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHIFFLE is to know. It scores 19 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHIFFLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHIFFLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WHIFFLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,264 thousand.
What does WHIFFLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To blow in light puffs or move lightly as if blown, or to waver between opinions.
Whiffle pictures a gentle, unsteady gust: a breeze that comes in small bursts. From that image the word came to mean a person who changes course often, unable to commit.
How WHIFFLE is used
Whiffle is used both for light gusting wind and for a person who vacillates.
- The candle flame began to whiffle in the draft.
- Leaves whiffle down from the trees in autumn.
- He tends to whiffle whenever a hard choice arrives.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHIFFLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHIFFLE
8 longer words begin with WHIFFLE.
Shorter words from the letters in WHIFFLE
Common questions about WHIFFLE
- Is WHIFFLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHIFFLE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHIFFLE worth?
- WHIFFLE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHIFFLE mean?
- To blow in light puffs or move lightly as if blown, or to waver between opinions.
- What letters can be added to WHIFFLE?
- WHIFFLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WHIFFLE:
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