WHITHER is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. WHITHER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHITHER?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHITHER is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHITHER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whithersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHITHER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WHITHER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,059 thousand.
What does WHITHER mean in Scrabble?
adverb
archaic
Towards what place, point or state.
Whither is the old partner of whence, and it asks about the destination rather than the origin. Today it survives mostly in titles that ask where something is heading, such as whither the economy.
How WHITHER is used
Whither is archaic or literary, and it often appears in titles and rhetorical questions.
- Whither goest thou, stranger?
- He followed the road whither it led.
- The essay asks whither the newspaper is going.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHITHER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHITHER
6 longer words begin with WHITHER.
Shorter words from the letters in WHITHER
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Common questions about WHITHER
- Is WHITHER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHITHER, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHITHER worth?
- WHITHER is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHITHER mean?
- Towards what place, point or state.
- What letters can be added to WHITHER?
- WHITHER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WHITHER:
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