WIDEAWAKE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. WIDEAWAKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WIDEAWAKE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WIDEAWAKE is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WIDEAWAKE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wideawakesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WIDEAWAKE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in WIDEAWAKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WIDEAWAKE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WIDEAWAKE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A soft felt hat with a low crown and a wide brim.
A wideawake was popular in the nineteenth century among country gentlemen and travellers. The name is a joke, since the hat never sleeps. Today it is a costume piece.
How WIDEAWAKE is used
Dated; found in period fiction and costume descriptions.
- He pulled his wideawake over his eyes against the sun.
- The vicar wore a black wideawake on his walks.
- A battered wideawake hung on the peg by the door.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WIDEAWAKE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WIDEAWAKE
1 longer words begin with WIDEAWAKE.
Shorter words from the letters in WIDEAWAKE
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Common questions about WIDEAWAKE
- Is WIDEAWAKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WIDEAWAKE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WIDEAWAKE worth?
- WIDEAWAKE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WIDEAWAKE mean?
- A soft felt hat with a low crown and a wide brim.
- What letters can be added to WIDEAWAKE?
- WIDEAWAKE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WIDEAWAKE:
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