WHOOP is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. WHOOP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHOOP?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHOOP is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHOOP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whoopsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHOOP scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WHOOP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 336,105.
What does WHOOP mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A loud cry of excitement, joy or triumph; also the deep gasping breath of whooping cough.
A whoop bursts out when someone cannot contain sudden delight, whether at a goal, a piece of good news or the top of a rollercoaster, and the matching verb describes the act of letting out such a cry. The same word names the harsh, drawn-out gasp for breath that gives whooping cough its name, a very different but historically related sense. Because a whoop is loud and spontaneous, it appears far more in spoken description than in careful, formal prose.
How WHOOP is used
Informal; used of loud, spontaneous cries of joy in everyday speech and casual narration.
- The crowd let out a whoop when the final goal went in.
- She gave a whoop of delight on opening the letter.
- A whoop rose from the children as the ride began.
- The coach could not hide a whoop when the team won.
- Between coughs the sick child made the telltale whoop of the illness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHOOP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHOOP
15 longer words begin with WHOOP.
Shorter words from the letters in WHOOP
Common questions about WHOOP
- Is WHOOP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHOOP, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHOOP worth?
- WHOOP is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHOOP mean?
- A loud cry of excitement, joy or triumph; also the deep gasping breath of whooping cough.
- What letters can be added to WHOOP?
- WHOOP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WHOOP:
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