WHUPPING is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. WHUPPING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHUPPING?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHUPPING is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHUPPING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whuppingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHUPPING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WHUPPING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHUPPING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WHUPPING mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A severe beating, or a decisive defeat.
Whupping is a spoken, regional form, especially in the American South, for a hard thrashing. Sports reporters borrow it for a one-sided loss. The spelling imitates the way the word is pronounced.
How WHUPPING is used
Folksy American usage, for both a beating and a heavy defeat.
- The boys got a whupping for breaking the window.
- Our team gave them a whupping at home.
- He took a real whupping in the debate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHUPPING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHUPPING
1 longer words begin with WHUPPING.
Shorter words from the letters in WHUPPING
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Common questions about WHUPPING
- Is WHUPPING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHUPPING, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHUPPING worth?
- WHUPPING is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHUPPING mean?
- A severe beating, or a decisive defeat.
- What letters can be added to WHUPPING?
- WHUPPING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WHUPPING:
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