WHIRLBATS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. WHIRLBATS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WHIRLBATS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHIRLBATS is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHIRLBATS
No single letter turns WHIRLBATS into another word.
How WHIRLBATS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in WHIRLBATS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHIRLBATS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about WHIRLBATS
- All 9 letters of WHIRLBATS 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 WHIRLBATS
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Common questions about WHIRLBATS
- Is WHIRLBATS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHIRLBATS is not in it.
- How many points is WHIRLBATS worth?
- WHIRLBATS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHIRLBATS?
- No single letter can be added to WHIRLBATS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WHIRLBATS:
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