WHOOPLA is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. WHOOPLA 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 WHOOPLA?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHOOPLA is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHOOPLA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whooplasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHOOPLA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WHOOPLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,985 thousand.
What does WHOOPLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A noisy commotion or excited fuss.
Whoopla is about the commotion that surrounds an event, such as a big announcement or a lively party. The word is a spelling variant of hoopla and suggests noise and excitement rather than anything dangerous.
How WHOOPLA is used
Informal word for noisy excitement or publicity.
- All the whoopla over the new phone surprised him.
- There was much whoopla at the opening of the shop.
- She tried to avoid the whoopla around the wedding.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHOOPLA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHOOPLA
1 longer words begin with WHOOPLA.
Shorter words from the letters in WHOOPLA
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Common questions about WHOOPLA
- Is WHOOPLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHOOPLA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHOOPLA worth?
- WHOOPLA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHOOPLA mean?
- A noisy commotion or excited fuss.
- What letters can be added to WHOOPLA?
- WHOOPLA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WHOOPLA:
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