Is WHIPPOORWILL valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHIPPOORWILL, where it scores 28 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is WHIPPOORWILL worth?

WHIPPOORWILL is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to WHIPPOORWILL?

WHIPPOORWILL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

WHIPPOORWILL is a valid Scrabble word — 25 points

Yes. WHIPPOORWILL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 25 points in Scrabble and 28 in Words with Friends.

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PlayableWHIPPOORWILL · 12 letters · 25 pts Scrabble · 28 pts WWF

25points in Scrabble

28points in Words with Friends

12letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept WHIPPOORWILL?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Valid

Word power: 33 / 100

33WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.08

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

4.83%

Our own measure of how useful WHIPPOORWILL is to know. It scores 25 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for WHIPPOORWILL

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How WHIPPOORWILL scores

Scrabble w4h4i1p3p3o1o1r1w4i1l1l1 25

Words with Friends w4h3i1p4p4o1o1r1w4i1l2l2 28

Face value of the 12 tiles in WHIPPOORWILL, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
w	2	2
h	1	2
i	2	9
p	2	2
o	2	8
r	1	6
l	2	4

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHIPPOORWILL has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with WHIPPOORWILL

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1 longer words begin with WHIPPOORWILL.

Shorter words from the letters in WHIPPOORWILL

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Common questions about WHIPPOORWILL

Is WHIPPOORWILL valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHIPPOORWILL, where it scores 28 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is WHIPPOORWILL worth?: WHIPPOORWILL is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to WHIPPOORWILL?: WHIPPOORWILL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 12 letters of WHIPPOORWILL:

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