WHILLIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. WHILLIES 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WHILLIES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHILLIES is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHILLIES
No single letter turns WHILLIES into another word.
How WHILLIES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WHILLIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHILLIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WHILLIES mean in Scrabble?
WHILLIES is the present-tense form of WHILLY used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in WHILLIES
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Common questions about WHILLIES
- Is WHILLIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHILLIES is not in it.
- How many points is WHILLIES worth?
- WHILLIES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHILLIES?
- No single letter can be added to WHILLIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WHILLIES:
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