WILLET is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. WILLET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WILLET?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WILLET is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WILLET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
willetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WILLET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in WILLET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does WILLET mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large grey-brown shorebird of North America, with a loud call and bold black and white wing patterns in flight.
The willet wades along beaches, salt marshes and mudflats, probing the sand for crabs, worms and small shellfish. In flight it shows a striking black and white pattern on the wings that is hidden when the bird stands at rest. Its name is imitative, taken from its ringing cry, which birdwatchers often render as a loud repeated pill-will-willet.
How WILLET is used
Mainly a bird-watching and natural-history term.
- A willet stood alone at the edge of the tide pool.
- The willet flashed its black and white wings as it flew off.
- Every willet along the marsh called out when the hawk passed.
- We spotted a willet on the sandbar near the pier.
- Her field guide showed the willet beside the smaller sandpipers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WILLET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WILLET
1 longer words begin with WILLET.
Shorter words from the letters in WILLET
Common questions about WILLET
- Is WILLET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WILLET, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WILLET worth?
- WILLET is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WILLET mean?
- A large grey-brown shorebird of North America, with a loud call and bold black and white wing patterns in flight.
- What letters can be added to WILLET?
- WILLET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WILLET:
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