WHITLOW is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. WHITLOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHITLOW?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHITLOW is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHITLOW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whitlowsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHITLOW scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WHITLOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What stands out about WHITLOW
- WHITLOW begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does WHITLOW mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A painful infection at the end of a finger or toe, near the nail.
Doctors use whitlow for a sore, swollen fingertip that may fill with pus. It can start from a small cut or a torn cuticle, and the old name still turns up in medical and herbal books.
How WHITLOW is used
Whitlow is a medical term for an infected fingertip or toe tip.
- The baker developed a whitlow on his thumb.
- A warm soak eased the whitlow overnight.
- The doctor drained the whitlow and bandaged the finger.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHITLOW and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHITLOW
1 longer words begin with WHITLOW.
Shorter words from the letters in WHITLOW
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Common questions about WHITLOW
- Is WHITLOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHITLOW, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHITLOW worth?
- WHITLOW is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHITLOW mean?
- A painful infection at the end of a finger or toe, near the nail.
- What letters can be added to WHITLOW?
- WHITLOW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WHITLOW:
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