WHOOPING is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WHOOPING 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.
w4h4o1o1p3i1n1g2
PlayableWHOOPING · 8 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept WHOOPING?
| 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: 44 / 100
44WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.13
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful WHOOPING is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHOOPING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whoopingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHOOPING scores
Scrabble w4h4o1o1p3i1n1g2 17
Words with Friends w4h3o1o1p4i1n2g3 19
Face value of the 8 tiles in WHOOPING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHOOPING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with WHOOPING
1 longer words begin with WHOOPING.
Shorter words from the letters in WHOOPING
hooping13 poohing13 gonoph12 hoping12 pohing12 inhoop11 oohing10 wooing10 ooping9 pooing9 whoop13 nohow11 phono10 powin10 hoing9 hongi9 ohing9 owing9 wongi9 gipon8 oping8 pingo8 pongo8 whip12 whop12 whig11 whin10 whio10 whoo10 hoop9 phon9 pooh9 pown9 gnow8 gown8 hing8 hong8 nigh8 wing8 goop7
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Common questions about WHOOPING
- Is WHOOPING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHOOPING, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHOOPING worth?
- WHOOPING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHOOPING?
- WHOOPING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WHOOPING:
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