Is WHIMS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHIMS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is WHIMS worth?

WHIMS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to WHIMS?

WHIMS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

WHIMS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points

Yes. WHIMS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.

w4h4i1m3s1

PlayableWHIMS · 5 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF

13points in Scrabble

13points in Words with Friends

5letters

1hook available

1 in 261,415odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept WHIMS?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Valid

Word power: 35 / 100

35WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.6

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

3.8%

Our own measure of how useful WHIMS is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for WHIMS

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

whimsy17

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How WHIMS scores

Scrabble w4h4i1m3s1 13

Words with Friends w4h3i1m4s1 13

Face value of the 5 tiles in WHIMS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
w	1	2
h	1	2
i	1	9
m	1	2
s	1	4

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.

Words starting with WHIMS

whimsy17 whimsey18 whimseys19 whimsied17 whimsier16 whimsies16 whimsily19 whimsical19 whimsiest17 whimsiness18 whimsically24 whimsicality25 whimsinesses20 whimsicalness23 whimsicalities24 whimsicalnesses25

16 longer words begin with WHIMS.

Shorter words from the letters in WHIMS

whim12 wish10 hims9 shim9 swim9 him8 his6 ish6 shi6 wis6 ism5 mis5 sim5 hm7 hi5 sh5 mi4 is2 si2

Common questions about WHIMS

Is WHIMS valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHIMS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is WHIMS worth?: WHIMS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to WHIMS?: WHIMS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WHIMS:

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