WHININGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. WHININGS 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WHININGS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHININGS is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHININGS
No single letter turns WHININGS into another word.
How WHININGS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WHININGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHININGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WHININGS mean in Scrabble?
WHININGS is the plural of WHINING.
Shorter words from the letters in WHININGS
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Common questions about WHININGS
- Is WHININGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHININGS is not in it.
- How many points is WHININGS worth?
- WHININGS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHININGS?
- No single letter can be added to WHININGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WHININGS:
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