WHINY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. WHINY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHINY?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHINY is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHINY
No single letter turns WHINY into another word.
How WHINY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WHINY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does WHINY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Complaining in an annoying, high-pitched or persistent way.
Whiny describes a person, voice or tone that complains repeatedly in a way that sounds childish or irritating to listeners. It is formed from the verb whine, which describes the long, high-pitched sound of complaint, and it is most often applied to children, but works equally well for adults who complain too much about small things. The word carries a clear note of criticism, suggesting that the complaining is out of proportion to the problem. Parents, teachers and coworkers all use whiny to describe behaviour they find tiresome rather than genuinely sympathetic.
How WHINY is used
Informal and mildly critical, common in everyday speech about children or persistent complainers.
- The whiny child refused to leave the toy store without a treat.
- His whiny tone made it hard to take the complaint seriously.
- She hates how whiny the dog gets when it wants dinner.
- Stop being so whiny about a little rain.
- The whiny email listed a dozen small grievances.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHINY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHINY
2 longer words begin with WHINY.
Shorter words from the letters in WHINY
Common questions about WHINY
- Is WHINY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHINY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHINY worth?
- WHINY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHINY mean?
- Complaining in an annoying, high-pitched or persistent way.
- What letters can be added to WHINY?
- No single letter can be added to WHINY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WHINY:
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