WHINGY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. WHINGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHINGY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHINGY is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHINGY
No single letter turns WHINGY into another word.
How WHINGY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in WHINGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 919,794.
What stands out about WHINGY
- WHINGY 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
What does WHINGY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalBritish
Inclined to complain in a peevish, grumbling way.
A whingy child is not in pain, merely discontented and loud about it. The mood is irritating more than serious.
How WHINGY is used
Used in informal speech, mostly in British and Australian usage.
- The whingy tone in his voice wore everyone out.
- She became whingy when dinner was late.
- Nobody enjoyed the whingy back seat on the long drive.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHINGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in WHINGY
Common questions about WHINGY
- Is WHINGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHINGY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHINGY worth?
- WHINGY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHINGY mean?
- Inclined to complain in a peevish, grumbling way.
- What letters can be added to WHINGY?
- No single letter can be added to WHINGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WHINGY:
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