WHIMMIEST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. WHIMMIEST 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 WHIMMIEST?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHIMMIEST is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHIMMIEST
No single letter turns WHIMMIEST into another word.
How WHIMMIEST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in WHIMMIEST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHIMMIEST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WHIMMIEST mean in Scrabble?
WHIMMIEST is the superlative form of WHIMMY.
Shorter words from the letters in WHIMMIEST
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Common questions about WHIMMIEST
- Is WHIMMIEST valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHIMMIEST is not in it.
- How many points is WHIMMIEST worth?
- WHIMMIEST is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHIMMIEST?
- No single letter can be added to WHIMMIEST to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WHIMMIEST:
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