WHOWING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. WHOWING 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WHOWING?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHOWING is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHOWING
No single letter turns WHOWING into another word.
How WHOWING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WHOWING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,176 thousand.
What does WHOWING mean in Scrabble?
WHOWING is the -ing form (present participle) of WHOW.
Shorter words from the letters in WHOWING
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Common questions about WHOWING
- Is WHOWING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHOWING is not in it.
- How many points is WHOWING worth?
- WHOWING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHOWING?
- No single letter can be added to WHOWING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WHOWING:
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