WHINCHAT is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. WHINCHAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHINCHAT?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHINCHAT is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHINCHAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whinchatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHINCHAT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WHINCHAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHINCHAT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WHINCHAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small brown and buff songbird of European meadows and heaths.
Birdwatchers look for the whinchat perched on fence posts or gorse, where it flicks its tail and shows a pale stripe over the eye. It winters in Africa and returns to Europe each spring.
How WHINCHAT is used
A bird-name used in ornithology and by birdwatchers.
- A whinchat sat on the top of the fence post.
- The whinchat arrives from Africa in April.
- We spotted a whinchat in the rough meadow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHINCHAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHINCHAT
1 longer words begin with WHINCHAT.
Shorter words from the letters in WHINCHAT
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Common questions about WHINCHAT
- Is WHINCHAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHINCHAT, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHINCHAT worth?
- WHINCHAT is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHINCHAT mean?
- A small brown and buff songbird of European meadows and heaths.
- What letters can be added to WHINCHAT?
- WHINCHAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WHINCHAT:
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