WHIPCRACKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 26 points
It depends on the list you play by. WHIPCRACKS 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 26 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WHIPCRACKS?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHIPCRACKS is to know. It scores 26 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHIPCRACKS
No single letter turns WHIPCRACKS into another word.
How WHIPCRACKS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in WHIPCRACKS, 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 | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHIPCRACKS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in WHIPCRACKS
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Common questions about WHIPCRACKS
- Is WHIPCRACKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHIPCRACKS is not in it.
- How many points is WHIPCRACKS worth?
- WHIPCRACKS is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHIPCRACKS?
- No single letter can be added to WHIPCRACKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of WHIPCRACKS:
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