WISH is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. WISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WISH?
| 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 WISH is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WISH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How WISH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does WISH mean in Scrabble?
verb
To desire something that cannot be had.
Wish and will come from the same root, and the difference is that a wish does not expect to be granted. That is exactly why wishful thinking is a criticism rather than a description.
How WISH is used
Wished, wishing. Also a noun.
- They wish it were otherwise and know it is not.
- The word wish shares a root with will.
- A wish does not expect to be granted.
- Wishful thinking is a criticism and not a compliment.
- Two wishes granted and the third one wasted.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WISH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WISH
17 longer words begin with WISH.
Words ending in WISH
19 words end in WISH. Useful as a back hook: play WISH onto a word already on the board.
Words with WISH inside
Showing 24 of 27 words that contain WISH somewhere in the middle. Words that start with WISH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WISH
Common questions about WISH
- Is WISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WISH, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WISH worth?
- WISH is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WISH mean?
- To desire something that cannot be had.
- What letters can be added to WISH?
- WISH takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WISH:
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