Is WHAMMY a word?
WHAMMY is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends, has 6 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 17 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, WHAMMY is a valid word.
What does whammy mean?
noun: a serious or devastating setback.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
WHAMMY: word details
- Pronunciation: WA-mee (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 6 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 22,342 6-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 19 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 19 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside whammy
Words you can make from the letters of whammy.
Solve a whole rack, not just WHAMMY
WHAMMY is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does WHAMMY mean?
WHAMMY is a noun. It means: a serious or devastating setback.
Is WHAMMY a valid word?
Yes, WHAMMY is a valid word. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.