WHYDAH is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. WHYDAH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHYDAH?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHYDAH is to know. It scores 19 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHYDAH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whydahsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHYDAH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in WHYDAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,278 thousand.
What stands out about WHYDAH
- WHYDAH gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does WHYDAH mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small African finch-like bird whose breeding male has a very long tail.
The male whydah grows its showy tail feathers only in the breeding season, and it performs in flight to attract a mate. The birds lay their eggs in the nests of other species. The name comes from a coastal town in West Africa, and the spelling varies.
How WHYDAH is used
Used in bird-watching and zoology.
- The male whydah bounced above the grass with its long black tail.
- A whydah perched on the fence near the waterhole.
- The whydah left its egg in a finch's nest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHYDAH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHYDAH
1 longer words begin with WHYDAH.
Shorter words from the letters in WHYDAH
Common questions about WHYDAH
- Is WHYDAH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHYDAH, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHYDAH worth?
- WHYDAH is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHYDAH mean?
- A small African finch-like bird whose breeding male has a very long tail.
- What letters can be added to WHYDAH?
- WHYDAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WHYDAH:
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