WHOLESALE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. WHOLESALE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHOLESALE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHOLESALE is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHOLESALE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHOLESALE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in WHOLESALE, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHOLESALE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WHOLESALE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The selling of goods in large quantities, usually to shops that then sell them on to the public.
Buying wholesale means paying less per item because the order is big. As an adjective it can also mean done on a huge scale, as in wholesale changes.
How WHOLESALE is used
Used in trade; also an adjective and adverb, and a verb meaning to sell in bulk.
- The shop buys its stock at wholesale prices.
- She works in wholesale and supplies local cafes.
- The company announced wholesale changes to its staff.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHOLESALE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHOLESALE
4 longer words begin with WHOLESALE.
Shorter words from the letters in WHOLESALE
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Common questions about WHOLESALE
- Is WHOLESALE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHOLESALE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHOLESALE worth?
- WHOLESALE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHOLESALE mean?
- The selling of goods in large quantities, usually to shops that then sell them on to the public.
- What letters can be added to WHOLESALE?
- WHOLESALE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WHOLESALE:
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