WHIP is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. WHIP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHIP?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHIP is to know. It scores 12 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHIP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHIP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WHIP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does WHIP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A lash used for driving animals.
The parliamentary whip is named from hunting, where a whipper-in kept the hounds together. The written instruction sent to members carries the same name, and the number of lines under it shows how serious it is.
How WHIP is used
Countable. Also a verb: whipped, whipping.
- A three-line whip means attendance is not optional.
- The word whip in politics comes from hunting.
- They whipped the cream until it held its shape.
- A whipper-in kept the hounds together.
- Two whips on opposite sides negotiating the timetable.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHIP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHIP
Showing 24 of 71 words that begin with WHIP.
Words ending in WHIP
3 words end in WHIP. Useful as a back hook: play WHIP onto a word already on the board.
Words with WHIP inside
11 words contain WHIP in the middle. Words that start with WHIP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WHIP
Common questions about WHIP
- Is WHIP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHIP, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHIP worth?
- WHIP is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHIP mean?
- A lash used for driving animals.
- What letters can be added to WHIP?
- WHIP takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WHIP:
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