WILDEBEEST is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. WILDEBEEST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WILDEBEEST?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WILDEBEEST is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WILDEBEEST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wildebeestsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WILDEBEEST scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in WILDEBEEST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WILDEBEEST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WILDEBEEST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large African antelope with a shaggy mane, a beard and curved horns.
The wildebeest is best known for the great migrations across the Serengeti, where herds number in the hundreds of thousands. It is the same animal as the gnu, and the plural is either wildebeest or wildebeests.
How WILDEBEEST is used
Used in wildlife and travel writing about the African plains.
- A herd of wildebeest crossed the river.
- The wildebeest has a beard and a sloping back.
- Lions followed the wildebeest across the plain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WILDEBEEST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WILDEBEEST
1 longer words begin with WILDEBEEST.
Shorter words from the letters in WILDEBEEST
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Common questions about WILDEBEEST
- Is WILDEBEEST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WILDEBEEST, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WILDEBEEST worth?
- WILDEBEEST is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WILDEBEEST mean?
- A large African antelope with a shaggy mane, a beard and curved horns.
- What letters can be added to WILDEBEEST?
- WILDEBEEST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of WILDEBEEST:
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