WHOLESOME is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WHOLESOME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHOLESOME?
| 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 WHOLESOME is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHOLESOME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wholesomerChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How WHOLESOME scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in WHOLESOME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHOLESOME has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WHOLESOME mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Good for the health of the body or the moral character of a person.
Wholesome covers both food that nourishes and entertainment that is clean and uplifting. Calling a person wholesome suggests a simple, decent, healthy nature, sometimes with a hint that they are a little dull.
How WHOLESOME is used
Used for food, activities, media and people that are healthy or morally sound.
- The cafe serves simple, wholesome meals made from fresh vegetables.
- The film is wholesome fun the whole family can enjoy.
- He grew up in a wholesome small town far from the city.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHOLESOME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHOLESOME
5 longer words begin with WHOLESOME.
Shorter words from the letters in WHOLESOME
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Common questions about WHOLESOME
- Is WHOLESOME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHOLESOME, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHOLESOME worth?
- WHOLESOME is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHOLESOME mean?
- Good for the health of the body or the moral character of a person.
- What letters can be added to WHOLESOME?
- WHOLESOME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WHOLESOME:
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