WHILLYWHAW is valid in Collins, not in North America — 28 points
It depends on the list you play by. WHILLYWHAW 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 WHILLYWHAW?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHILLYWHAW is to know. It scores 28 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHILLYWHAW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whillywhawsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHILLYWHAW scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in WHILLYWHAW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 3 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. WHILLYWHAW needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about WHILLYWHAW
- WHILLYWHAW uses the letter W three times — almost nothing else in the four lists we check does.
- WHILLYWHAW begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with WHILLYWHAW
3 longer words begin with WHILLYWHAW.
Shorter words from the letters in WHILLYWHAW
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Common questions about WHILLYWHAW
- Is WHILLYWHAW valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHILLYWHAW is not in it.
- How many points is WHILLYWHAW worth?
- WHILLYWHAW is worth 28 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHILLYWHAW?
- WHILLYWHAW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of WHILLYWHAW:
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