WILDCATTING is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. WILDCATTING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableWILDCATTING · 11 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
22points in Words with Friends
11letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept WILDCATTING?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.64
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.45%
Our own measure of how useful WILDCATTING is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WILDCATTING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wildcattingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WILDCATTING scores
Scrabble w4i1l1d2c3a1t1t1i1n1g2 18
Words with Friends w4i1l2d2c4a1t1t1i1n2g3 22
Face value of the 11 tiles in WILDCATTING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WILDCATTING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with WILDCATTING
1 longer words begin with WILDCATTING.
Shorter words from the letters in WILDCATTING
dictating13 latticing12 tailwind12 twilting12 wattling12 clatting11 dilating10 litigant9 clawing13 wildcat13 dawting12 gwiniad12 wilding12 dicting11 tawting11 wailing11 waiting11 wilting11 witling11 witting11 alginic10 catling10 catting10 talcing10 dialing9 digital9 ditting9 gliadin9 laiding9 titanic9 intagli8 tailing8 tilting8 titling8 cawing12 windac12 dawing11 wading11 ciding10 dicing10
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Common questions about WILDCATTING
- Is WILDCATTING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WILDCATTING, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WILDCATTING worth?
- WILDCATTING is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WILDCATTING?
- WILDCATTING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of WILDCATTING:
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