WHOLEGRAINS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. WHOLEGRAINS 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WHOLEGRAINS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHOLEGRAINS is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHOLEGRAINS
No single letter turns WHOLEGRAINS into another word.
How WHOLEGRAINS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in WHOLEGRAINS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHOLEGRAINS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about WHOLEGRAINS
- All 11 letters of WHOLEGRAINS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in WHOLEGRAINS
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Common questions about WHOLEGRAINS
- Is WHOLEGRAINS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHOLEGRAINS is not in it.
- How many points is WHOLEGRAINS worth?
- WHOLEGRAINS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHOLEGRAINS?
- No single letter can be added to WHOLEGRAINS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of WHOLEGRAINS:
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