WHIPCORD is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. WHIPCORD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHIPCORD?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHIPCORD is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHIPCORD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHIPCORD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WHIPCORD, 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 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHIPCORD has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about WHIPCORD
- All 8 letters of WHIPCORD are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does WHIPCORD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tough, tightly twisted cord, or a strong twill cloth with a diagonal rib.
The rope sense is what whip makers use for the lash. The cloth sense comes from the same hard, ribbed look, and tailors cut riding breeches from it. Writers also say someone is lean as whipcord, meaning thin but strong.
How WHIPCORD is used
Used for a cord or a fabric, and in the comparison lean as whipcord.
- The riding trousers were made of whipcord.
- He tied the load with a length of whipcord.
- She was thin but tough as whipcord.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHIPCORD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHIPCORD
4 longer words begin with WHIPCORD.
Shorter words from the letters in WHIPCORD
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Common questions about WHIPCORD
- Is WHIPCORD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHIPCORD, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHIPCORD worth?
- WHIPCORD is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHIPCORD mean?
- A tough, tightly twisted cord, or a strong twill cloth with a diagonal rib.
- What letters can be added to WHIPCORD?
- WHIPCORD takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WHIPCORD:
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