WHITEWASH is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. WHITEWASH 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 WHITEWASH?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHITEWASH is to know. It scores 21 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHITEWASH
No single letter turns WHITEWASH into another word.
How WHITEWASH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in WHITEWASH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 2 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHITEWASH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WHITEWASH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A cheap white mixture of lime and water for painting walls, or an effort to hide faults and make something look blameless.
Literally, whitewash is a thin coating brushed over fences, barns and walls to brighten them. Figuratively it describes an investigation or report that glosses over wrongdoing so that those responsible seem innocent. As a verb it also means to defeat an opponent without letting them win a single game.
How WHITEWASH is used
Used for the paint itself and, more often today, for a deliberate cover-up.
- The farmhouse walls were covered in fresh whitewash.
- Critics called the inquiry a whitewash that protected the officials.
- The boys spent the afternoon painting the fence with whitewash.
- The company's apology was dismissed as a whitewash.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHITEWASH and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHITEWASH
6 longer words begin with WHITEWASH.
Shorter words from the letters in WHITEWASH
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Common questions about WHITEWASH
- Is WHITEWASH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHITEWASH, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHITEWASH worth?
- WHITEWASH is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHITEWASH mean?
- A cheap white mixture of lime and water for painting walls, or an effort to hide faults and make something look blameless.
- What letters can be added to WHITEWASH?
- No single letter can be added to WHITEWASH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WHITEWASH:
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