WHIFTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. WHIFTS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WHIFTS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHIFTS is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHIFTS
No single letter turns WHIFTS into another word.
How WHIFTS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in WHIFTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What stands out about WHIFTS
- WHIFTS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in WHIFTS
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Common questions about WHIFTS
- Is WHIFTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHIFTS is not in it.
- How many points is WHIFTS worth?
- WHIFTS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHIFTS?
- No single letter can be added to WHIFTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WHIFTS:
Open WHIFTS in the Word Finder