WHIMSINESSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. WHIMSINESSES 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WHIMSINESSES?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHIMSINESSES is to know. It scores 20 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHIMSINESSES
No single letter turns WHIMSINESSES into another word.
How WHIMSINESSES scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in WHIMSINESSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 4 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHIMSINESSES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about WHIMSINESSES
- The letter S appears four times in WHIMSINESSES.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in WHIMSINESSES
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Common questions about WHIMSINESSES
- Is WHIMSINESSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHIMSINESSES is not in it.
- How many points is WHIMSINESSES worth?
- WHIMSINESSES is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHIMSINESSES?
- No single letter can be added to WHIMSINESSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of WHIMSINESSES:
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