Is WHIRLIGIG valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHIRLIGIG, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is WHIRLIGIG worth?

WHIRLIGIG is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to WHIRLIGIG?

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

WHIRLIGIG is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points

Yes. WHIRLIGIG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.

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PlayableWHIRLIGIG · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF

17points in Scrabble

19points in Words with Friends

9letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept WHIRLIGIG?

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: 33 / 100

33WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.89

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.22%

Our own measure of how useful WHIRLIGIG is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for WHIRLIGIG

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 WHIRLIGIG scores

Scrabble w4h4i1r1l1i1g2i1g2 17

Words with Friends w4h3i1r1l2i1g3i1g3 19

Face value of the 9 tiles in WHIRLIGIG, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
w	1	2
h	1	2
i	3	9
r	1	6
l	1	4
g	2	3

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

Words starting with WHIRLIGIG

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1 longer words begin with WHIRLIGIG.

Shorter words from the letters in WHIRLIGIG

whirl11 whig11 whir10 hili7 iiwi7 wili7 grig6 rigg6 girl5 liri4 ghi7 wig7 iwi6 gig5 igg5 lig4 rig4 hi5 gi3 li2

Common questions about WHIRLIGIG

Is WHIRLIGIG valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHIRLIGIG, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is WHIRLIGIG worth?: WHIRLIGIG is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to WHIRLIGIG?: WHIRLIGIG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WHIRLIGIG:

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