WISHFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. WISHFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WISHFUL?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WISHFUL is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WISHFUL
No single letter turns WISHFUL into another word.
How WISHFUL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WISHFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,474 thousand.
What does WISHFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having or showing a longing for something to happen.
Wishful most often turns up in the phrase wishful thinking, meaning hopes that rest on what a person wants rather than on facts. On its own it can describe a yearning look or an eager mood.
How WISHFUL is used
Wishful is best known in the phrase wishful thinking.
- That plan is just wishful thinking.
- He gave the shop window a wishful glance.
- The wishful child stared at the toy train.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WISHFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WISHFUL
3 longer words begin with WISHFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in WISHFUL
Common questions about WISHFUL
- Is WISHFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WISHFUL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WISHFUL worth?
- WISHFUL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WISHFUL mean?
- Having or showing a longing for something to happen.
- What letters can be added to WISHFUL?
- No single letter can be added to WISHFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WISHFUL:
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