WHIPPER is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WHIPPER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHIPPER?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHIPPER is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHIPPER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whippersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHIPPER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WHIPPER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,176 thousand.
What does WHIPPER mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person who whips, especially one who punishes by beating with a lash or rod.
Whipper simply names the person at the other end of a whip. It is uncommon today, mostly found in older descriptions of punishment, hunting or heavy hauling.
How WHIPPER is used
Whipper is a plain agent noun and is seldom used outside historical or technical contexts.
- The town once employed a whipper to punish petty thieves.
- A whipper stood ready with a switch.
- No one wanted to be the whipper that day.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHIPPER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHIPPER
3 longer words begin with WHIPPER.
Shorter words from the letters in WHIPPER
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Common questions about WHIPPER
- Is WHIPPER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHIPPER, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHIPPER worth?
- WHIPPER is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHIPPER mean?
- A person who whips, especially one who punishes by beating with a lash or rod.
- What letters can be added to WHIPPER?
- WHIPPER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WHIPPER:
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