WISHA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WISHA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WISHA?
| 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 WISHA is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WISHA
No single letter turns WISHA into another word.
How WISHA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WISHA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does WISHA mean in Scrabble?
interjection
Irish
An Irish English exclamation used to express mild surprise, resignation or gentle emphasis, roughly similar to well or indeed.
Wisha comes from Hiberno-English and is often heard at the start of a sentence to soften a statement or add a wistful, conversational tone, much like well or ah sure in other dialects. Writers who want dialogue to sound authentically Irish frequently include wisha to capture the rhythm of everyday speech in Ireland. The word carries no fixed meaning of its own beyond signaling the speaker's attitude, whether that is sympathy, mild complaint or quiet acceptance. Because it belongs firmly to spoken and regional usage, wisha rarely appears in formal or standard written English outside dialogue and dialect writing.
How WISHA is used
A conversational Irish English exclamation, mainly heard in speech and in dialogue meant to sound distinctly Irish.
- Wisha, sure it will all work out in the end.
- Wisha, I never thought I would see him again.
- The old man sighed and said, wisha, what can you do.
- Wisha, is not it a grand day for a walk.
- She shook her head and muttered wisha under her breath.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WISHA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in WISHA
Common questions about WISHA
- Is WISHA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WISHA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WISHA worth?
- WISHA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WISHA mean?
- An Irish English exclamation used to express mild surprise, resignation or gentle emphasis, roughly similar to well or indeed.
- What letters can be added to WISHA?
- No single letter can be added to WISHA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WISHA:
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