WHOLEMEAL is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WHOLEMEAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHOLEMEAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHOLEMEAL is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHOLEMEAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wholemealsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHOLEMEAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in WHOLEMEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHOLEMEAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WHOLEMEAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
British
Made from the entire wheat grain, including the husk, rather than refined white flour.
The British word wholemeal is what Americans tend to call whole wheat. It describes flour and the bread, pasta or biscuits baked from it, and it suggests a darker colour and a heavier texture than white products.
How WHOLEMEAL is used
Used mainly in British English on food labels and in recipes for flour and baked goods.
- She baked a loaf of wholemeal bread for the picnic.
- The recipe calls for two cups of wholemeal flour.
- He prefers wholemeal toast to white.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHOLEMEAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHOLEMEAL
1 longer words begin with WHOLEMEAL.
Shorter words from the letters in WHOLEMEAL
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Common questions about WHOLEMEAL
- Is WHOLEMEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHOLEMEAL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHOLEMEAL worth?
- WHOLEMEAL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHOLEMEAL mean?
- Made from the entire wheat grain, including the husk, rather than refined white flour.
- What letters can be added to WHOLEMEAL?
- WHOLEMEAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WHOLEMEAL:
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