WHIG is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WHIG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHIG?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHIG is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHIG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whigsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHIG scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WHIG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 36,308.
What does WHIG mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A member of a former British political party.
Whig began as an insult, from a Scots word for a cattle driver, and the party adopted it anyway. Its opponents were named by an equally rude word, and both names stuck for two centuries.
How WHIG is used
Countable: a whig, two whigs. Usually capitalised.
- A whig in 1720 and a whig in 1830 wanted different things.
- The word whig began as an insult.
- The name whig and its opposite both started as abuse.
- Two whigs disagreeing was the normal state of the party.
- The Scots word behind whig named a cattle driver.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHIG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHIG
8 longer words begin with WHIG.
Shorter words from the letters in WHIG
Common questions about WHIG
- Is WHIG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHIG, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHIG worth?
- WHIG is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHIG mean?
- A member of a former British political party.
- What letters can be added to WHIG?
- WHIG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WHIG:
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