WHILLYWHAING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 28 points
It depends on the list you play by. WHILLYWHAING 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 28 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WHILLYWHAING?
| 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 WHILLYWHAING is to know. It scores 28 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHILLYWHAING
No single letter turns WHILLYWHAING into another word.
How WHILLYWHAING scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in WHILLYWHAING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 2 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHILLYWHAING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in WHILLYWHAING
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Common questions about WHILLYWHAING
- Is WHILLYWHAING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHILLYWHAING is not in it.
- How many points is WHILLYWHAING worth?
- WHILLYWHAING is worth 28 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHILLYWHAING?
- No single letter can be added to WHILLYWHAING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of WHILLYWHAING:
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