WHOWS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. WHOWS 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WHOWS?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHOWS is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHOWS
No single letter turns WHOWS into another word.
How WHOWS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WHOWS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,176 thousand.
Words ending in WHOWS
1 words end in WHOWS. Useful as a back hook: play WHOWS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in WHOWS
Common questions about WHOWS
- Is WHOWS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHOWS is not in it.
- How many points is WHOWS worth?
- WHOWS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHOWS?
- No single letter can be added to WHOWS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WHOWS:
Open WHOWS in the Word Finder