WILCO is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. WILCO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WILCO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WILCO is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WILCO
No single letter turns WILCO into another word.
How WILCO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WILCO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does WILCO mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informal
Used in radio communication to mean I will comply with your instructions.
Wilco grew out of signal-operator shorthand that blended words describing willingness and compliance into a single term, chosen because it could be said quickly and heard clearly over a noisy channel. Pilots, ground crews and other operators adopted it to confirm that an order had been heard and would be followed, often paired with roger, which only confirms that a message arrived. Outside formal channels, people sometimes borrow the word loosely for a simple yes, I will.
How WILCO is used
Chiefly used in radio and aviation communication; occasionally borrowed informally to mean will do.
- Wilco, we will hold this position until further notice.
- The pilot replied wilco and adjusted course as instructed.
- Roger, wilco, said the crew before beginning the maneuver.
- He answered with a quick wilco over the radio.
- Wilco was the standard reply once an order had been understood.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WILCO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in WILCO
Common questions about WILCO
- Is WILCO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WILCO, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WILCO worth?
- WILCO is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WILCO mean?
- Used in radio communication to mean I will comply with your instructions.
- What letters can be added to WILCO?
- No single letter can be added to WILCO to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WILCO:
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