WHILLYING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. WHILLYING 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WHILLYING?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHILLYING is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHILLYING
No single letter turns WHILLYING into another word.
How WHILLYING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in WHILLYING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHILLYING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WHILLYING mean in Scrabble?
WHILLYING is the -ing form (present participle) of WHILLY.
Shorter words from the letters in WHILLYING
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Common questions about WHILLYING
- Is WHILLYING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHILLYING is not in it.
- How many points is WHILLYING worth?
- WHILLYING is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHILLYING?
- No single letter can be added to WHILLYING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WHILLYING:
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