WHISKERY is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. WHISKERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHISKERY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHISKERY is to know. It scores 21 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHISKERY
No single letter turns WHISKERY into another word.
How WHISKERY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WHISKERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHISKERY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about WHISKERY
- All 8 letters of WHISKERY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does WHISKERY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having whiskers or covered with bristly hair on the face.
A whiskery cat has its long face-hairs on show, and a whiskery man has not shaved lately. The word often carries a rough or scratchy feel.
How WHISKERY is used
Whiskery is used of animals and of unshaven or bearded people.
- The whiskery old fisherman grinned at us.
- A whiskery cheek brushed against hers.
- The seal had a whiskery snout.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHISKERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in WHISKERY
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Common questions about WHISKERY
- Is WHISKERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHISKERY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHISKERY worth?
- WHISKERY is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHISKERY mean?
- Having whiskers or covered with bristly hair on the face.
- What letters can be added to WHISKERY?
- No single letter can be added to WHISKERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WHISKERY:
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