WHINE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WHINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHINE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHINE is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHINE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHINE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WHINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does WHINE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make a long, high-pitched complaining or plaintive sound.
Whine describes both a vocal sound, such as a child at the door, and a mechanical noise, such as the high pitch of a struggling engine. The word carries a slightly negative tone, suggesting that a complaint is petty or that the sound itself is unpleasant to hear. Because of this tone, people are often told to stop when they whine about small, unimportant problems. The noun form, a whine, refers to the sound itself rather than the act of making it.
How WHINE is used
Common in informal speech, often used to criticize someone for complaining in an annoying or childish way.
- The puppy began to whine outside the closed door.
- He always seems to whine about the smallest inconvenience.
- The old engine let out a mechanical whine under heavy load.
- Their child likes to whine whenever dinner is a few minutes late.
- A thin whine came from the tired brakes of the truck.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHINE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHINE
5 longer words begin with WHINE.
Words ending in WHINE
1 words end in WHINE. Useful as a back hook: play WHINE onto a word already on the board.
Words with WHINE inside
1 words contain WHINE in the middle. Words that start with WHINE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WHINE
Common questions about WHINE
- Is WHINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHINE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHINE worth?
- WHINE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHINE mean?
- To make a long, high-pitched complaining or plaintive sound.
- What letters can be added to WHINE?
- WHINE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WHINE:
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