Is WHIRRING valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHIRRING, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is WHIRRING worth?

WHIRRING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to WHIRRING?

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

WHIRRING is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points

Yes. WHIRRING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.

w4h4i1r1r1i1n1g2

PlayableWHIRRING · 8 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF

15points in Scrabble

16points in Words with Friends

8letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept WHIRRING?

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: 43 / 100

43WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.88

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

rack + board tile

Tile availability 20%

5.37%

Our own measure of how useful WHIRRING is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for WHIRRING

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

whirrings16

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

How WHIRRING scores

Scrabble w4h4i1r1r1i1n1g2 15

Words with Friends w4h3i1r1r1i1n2g3 16

Face value of the 8 tiles in WHIRRING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

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

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

Words starting with WHIRRING

whirrings16

1 longer words begin with WHIRRING.

Shorter words from the letters in WHIRRING

hiring10 wiring10 whirr11 wring9 wirri8 iring6 whig11 whin10 whir10 hing8 nigh8 wing8 girn5 girr5 grin5 ring5 ghi7 wig7 hin6 iwi6 win6 gin4 grr4 ing4 rig4 rin3 hi5 gi3 in2

Common questions about WHIRRING

Is WHIRRING valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHIRRING, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is WHIRRING worth?: WHIRRING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to WHIRRING?: WHIRRING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WHIRRING:

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