WOEBEGONE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. WOEBEGONE 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 WOEBEGONE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WOEBEGONE is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WOEBEGONE
No single letter turns WOEBEGONE into another word.
How WOEBEGONE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in WOEBEGONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WOEBEGONE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WOEBEGONE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Looking deeply sad, miserable or sorrowful.
The word paints a picture of someone whose face and posture show grief. Writers like woebegone for its old-fashioned sound, and it is rarely used of mild disappointment.
How WOEBEGONE is used
Mostly literary or humorous; describes appearance or expression.
- The woebegone puppy sat by the empty bowl.
- He gave a woebegone sigh and left the room.
- A woebegone crowd trudged home after the defeat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WOEBEGONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WOEBEGONE
2 longer words begin with WOEBEGONE.
Shorter words from the letters in WOEBEGONE
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Common questions about WOEBEGONE
- Is WOEBEGONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WOEBEGONE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WOEBEGONE worth?
- WOEBEGONE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WOEBEGONE mean?
- Looking deeply sad, miserable or sorrowful.
- What letters can be added to WOEBEGONE?
- No single letter can be added to WOEBEGONE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WOEBEGONE:
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