WHIRRY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. WHIRRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHIRRY?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful WHIRRY is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHIRRY
No single letter turns WHIRRY into another word.
How WHIRRY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in WHIRRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,104 thousand.
What stands out about WHIRRY
- WHIRRY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does WHIRRY mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scots
To move or carry something rapidly.
To whirry is to hurry along or drive something swiftly, and the word echoes the sound of a whir. It is a rare dialect form and most speakers say hurry.
How WHIRRY is used
Used rarely, mostly in dialect, for quick movement.
- They whirry the cattle down the hill.
- The wind seemed to whirry past the window.
- He would whirry home before dark.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHIRRY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHIRRY
1 longer words begin with WHIRRY.
Shorter words from the letters in WHIRRY
Common questions about WHIRRY
- Is WHIRRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHIRRY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHIRRY worth?
- WHIRRY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHIRRY mean?
- To move or carry something rapidly.
- What letters can be added to WHIRRY?
- No single letter can be added to WHIRRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WHIRRY:
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