WHIMMY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. WHIMMY 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 WHIMMY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHIMMY is to know. It scores 19 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHIMMY
No single letter turns WHIMMY into another word.
How WHIMMY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in WHIMMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 16,556 thousand.
What stands out about WHIMMY
- WHIMMY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in WHIMMY
Common questions about WHIMMY
- Is WHIMMY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHIMMY is not in it.
- How many points is WHIMMY worth?
- WHIMMY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHIMMY?
- No single letter can be added to WHIMMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WHIMMY:
Open WHIMMY in the Word Finder