WHIMBRELS is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. WHIMBRELS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHIMBRELS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHIMBRELS is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHIMBRELS
No single letter turns WHIMBRELS into another word.
How WHIMBRELS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in WHIMBRELS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHIMBRELS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about WHIMBRELS
- All 9 letters of WHIMBRELS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does WHIMBRELS mean in Scrabble?
WHIMBRELS is the plural of WHIMBREL.
WHIMBREL(noun) — A small migratory wading bird of the curlew family, with a striped crown and a down-curved bill.
Shorter words from the letters in WHIMBRELS
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Common questions about WHIMBRELS
- Is WHIMBRELS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHIMBRELS, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHIMBRELS worth?
- WHIMBRELS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHIMBRELS?
- No single letter can be added to WHIMBRELS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WHIMBRELS:
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