WHOLPHINS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. WHOLPHINS 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
w4h4o1l1p3h4i1n1s1
Depends on the listWHOLPHINS · 9 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept WHOLPHINS?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.22
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.33%
Our own measure of how useful WHOLPHINS is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHOLPHINS
No single letter turns WHOLPHINS into another word.
How WHOLPHINS scores
Scrabble w4h4o1l1p3h4i1n1s1 20
Words with Friends w4h3o1l2p4h3i1n2s1 21
Face value of the 9 tiles in WHOLPHINS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHOLPHINS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in WHOLPHINS
wholphin19 lowish12 owlish12 pilows11 polish11 powins11 siphon11 whish14 phish13 whips13 whops13 howls11 shown11 whins11 whios11 lowps10 phons10 pilow10 plows10 powin10 powns10 lowns8 nowls8 swoln8 winos8 inspo7 lipos7 opsin7 pions7 polis7 psion7 spoil7 linos5 lions5 loins5 noils5 phoh12 whip12 whop12 hish10
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Common questions about WHOLPHINS
- Is WHOLPHINS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHOLPHINS is not in it.
- How many points is WHOLPHINS worth?
- WHOLPHINS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHOLPHINS?
- No single letter can be added to WHOLPHINS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WHOLPHINS:
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