WHOREDOM is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WHOREDOM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHOREDOM?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHOREDOM is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHOREDOM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whoredomsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHOREDOM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WHOREDOM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHOREDOM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WHOREDOM mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
The practice of prostitution, or sexual immorality in older, judgmental language.
Biblical translations use whoredom for both sexual sin and, figuratively, the worship of false gods. Modern English rarely uses it outside quotation.
How WHOREDOM is used
Used in historical and scriptural contexts, often as a moral charge.
- The preacher thundered against whoredom in the city.
- Prophets accused the people of whoredom after strange gods.
- Old laws punished whoredom with public shame.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHOREDOM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHOREDOM
1 longer words begin with WHOREDOM.
Shorter words from the letters in WHOREDOM
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Common questions about WHOREDOM
- Is WHOREDOM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHOREDOM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHOREDOM worth?
- WHOREDOM is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHOREDOM mean?
- The practice of prostitution, or sexual immorality in older, judgmental language.
- What letters can be added to WHOREDOM?
- WHOREDOM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WHOREDOM:
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