WHIZZO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 30 points
It depends on the list you play by. WHIZZO 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 30 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept WHIZZO?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHIZZO is to know. It scores 30 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHIZZO
No single letter turns WHIZZO into another word.
How WHIZZO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in WHIZZO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 2 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. WHIZZO needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about WHIZZO
- Two Zs in one word: WHIZZO doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- WHIZZO scores 30 points, more than twice the average for a 6-letter word (10.5).
- WHIZZO averages 5 points a tile — one of 118 words that dense.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in WHIZZO
Common questions about WHIZZO
- Is WHIZZO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHIZZO, where it scores 29 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHIZZO worth?
- WHIZZO is worth 30 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHIZZO?
- No single letter can be added to WHIZZO to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WHIZZO:
Open WHIZZO in the Word Finder