WINDFALL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. WINDFALL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WINDFALL?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WINDFALL is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WINDFALL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
windfallsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WINDFALL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WINDFALL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WINDFALL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WINDFALL mean in Scrabble?
noun
An unexpected piece of good fortune, especially a sum of money, or fruit blown from a tree.
The literal windfall is an apple or pear brought down by a gale, free for anyone to gather. The figurative sense grew from it, so a windfall is any gain that arrives without effort. Governments even speak of a windfall tax on unexpected profits.
How WINDFALL is used
Windfall is used for sudden gains of money or luck, and for fallen orchard fruit.
- The inheritance was a welcome windfall.
- We made jam from windfall apples.
- A windfall of orders arrived before the holidays.
- The tax windfall surprised the council.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WINDFALL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WINDFALL
2 longer words begin with WINDFALL.
Shorter words from the letters in WINDFALL
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Common questions about WINDFALL
- Is WINDFALL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WINDFALL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WINDFALL worth?
- WINDFALL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WINDFALL mean?
- An unexpected piece of good fortune, especially a sum of money, or fruit blown from a tree.
- What letters can be added to WINDFALL?
- WINDFALL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WINDFALL:
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