WHIPCATS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. WHIPCATS 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WHIPCATS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHIPCATS is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHIPCATS
No single letter turns WHIPCATS into another word.
How WHIPCATS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WHIPCATS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHIPCATS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about WHIPCATS
- All 8 letters of WHIPCATS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in WHIPCATS
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Common questions about WHIPCATS
- Is WHIPCATS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHIPCATS is not in it.
- How many points is WHIPCATS worth?
- WHIPCATS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHIPCATS?
- No single letter can be added to WHIPCATS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WHIPCATS:
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