WHIFFLETREE is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. WHIFFLETREE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHIFFLETREE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHIFFLETREE is to know. It scores 23 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHIFFLETREE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whiffletreesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHIFFLETREE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in WHIFFLETREE, 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 | 3 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHIFFLETREE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WHIFFLETREE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A pivoting crossbar to which the traces of a harness are fastened so that a horse can pull a cart or plough.
A whiffletree spreads the pull of the animal evenly and lets each side move a little with the animal's stride. Teams of several horses use a chain of whiffletrees to share the load.
How WHIFFLETREE is used
Whiffletree belongs to the vocabulary of farming, carriages and horse-drawn equipment.
- The farmer hooked the traces to the whiffletree and clicked his tongue.
- A broken whiffletree stopped the wagon in the middle of the field.
- He carved a new whiffletree from a length of oak.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHIFFLETREE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHIFFLETREE
1 longer words begin with WHIFFLETREE.
Shorter words from the letters in WHIFFLETREE
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Common questions about WHIFFLETREE
- Is WHIFFLETREE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHIFFLETREE, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHIFFLETREE worth?
- WHIFFLETREE is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHIFFLETREE mean?
- A pivoting crossbar to which the traces of a harness are fastened so that a horse can pull a cart or plough.
- What letters can be added to WHIFFLETREE?
- WHIFFLETREE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of WHIFFLETREE:
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