WITLING is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WITLING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WITLING?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WITLING is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WITLING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
witlingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WITLING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WITLING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does WITLING mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A person who thinks himself or herself witty, though with little real wit.
Witling is a dismissive word that dates from the eighteenth century, when satirists mocked would-be wits in coffee houses. The ending ling signals smallness, so a witling is a lightweight rather than a true wit.
How WITLING is used
The word witling is literary and mildly insulting, used for a would-be joker.
- The dinner party was spoiled by a witling with endless puns.
- Swift despised every witling in the coffee house.
- He dismissed the critic as a mere witling.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WITLING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WITLING
The 7 tiles of WITLING in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with WITLING
1 longer words begin with WITLING.
Shorter words from the letters in WITLING
Common questions about WITLING
- Is WITLING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WITLING, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WITLING worth?
- WITLING is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WITLING mean?
- A person who thinks himself or herself witty, though with little real wit.
- What letters can be added to WITLING?
- WITLING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WITLING:
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