WHILLYWHAWS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 29 points
It depends on the list you play by. WHILLYWHAWS 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 29 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WHILLYWHAWS?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHILLYWHAWS is to know. It scores 29 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHILLYWHAWS
No single letter turns WHILLYWHAWS into another word.
How WHILLYWHAWS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in WHILLYWHAWS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. WHILLYWHAWS needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about WHILLYWHAWS
- WHILLYWHAWS uses the letter W three times — almost nothing else in the four lists we check does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in WHILLYWHAWS
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Common questions about WHILLYWHAWS
- Is WHILLYWHAWS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHILLYWHAWS is not in it.
- How many points is WHILLYWHAWS worth?
- WHILLYWHAWS is worth 29 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHILLYWHAWS?
- No single letter can be added to WHILLYWHAWS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of WHILLYWHAWS:
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