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Welterweight

w 4e 1l 1t 1e 1r 1w 4e 1i 1g 2h 4t 1

About 3 syllables

noun · 12 letters · Less common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does welterweight mean?

noun

  1. a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeplechase)

  2. an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds

  3. a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds

  4. a professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds

Is WELTERWEIGHT a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is WELTERWEIGHT worth?

Scrabble

22 pts
w 4e 1l 1t 1e 1r 1w 4e 1i 1g 2h 4t 1

Words With Friends

23 pts
w 4e 1l 2t 1e 1r 1w 4e 1i 1g 3h 3t 1

Wordfeud

23 pts
w 4e 1l 1t 1e 1r 1w 4e 1i 1g 3h 4t 1

NYT Crossplay

26 pts
w 5e 1l 2t 1e 1r 1w 5e 1i 1g 4h 3t 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in WELTERWEIGHT

Hooks for WELTERWEIGHT

Add one letter to the front or back of WELTERWEIGHT to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

welterweights

Words that end like WELTERWEIGHT

Common words that share the ending -EIGHT, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

heavyweightpaperweightunderweightoverweightweighteightheightlightweightfreight
All words ending in -EIGHT

Welterweight: quick answers

Is WELTERWEIGHT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. WELTERWEIGHT is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 22 points before board bonuses.
How many points is WELTERWEIGHT worth?
WELTERWEIGHT scores 22 points in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends, 23 in Wordfeud and 26 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does welterweight mean?
As a noun, welterweight means “a weight of 28 pounds”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in WELTERWEIGHT?
You can make 291 shorter words from WELTERWEIGHT, such as WEIGHTER, EREWHILE, REWEIGH, WEIGHER. See the full list.