WHIZZINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 34 points
It depends on the list you play by. WHIZZINGS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 34 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WHIZZINGS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHIZZINGS is to know. It scores 34 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHIZZINGS
No single letter turns WHIZZINGS into another word.
How WHIZZINGS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in WHIZZINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| z | 2 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. WHIZZINGS needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about WHIZZINGS
- Two Zs in one word: WHIZZINGS doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- WHIZZINGS scores 34 points, more than twice the average for a 9-letter word (14.8).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in WHIZZINGS
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Common questions about WHIZZINGS
- Is WHIZZINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHIZZINGS is not in it.
- How many points is WHIZZINGS worth?
- WHIZZINGS is worth 34 points in Scrabble and 35 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHIZZINGS?
- No single letter can be added to WHIZZINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WHIZZINGS:
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