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Whale

w 4h 4a 1l 1e 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Very common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does whale mean?

noun

  1. a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

    Synonymsgianthulkheavyweight

  2. any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head

verb

  1. hunt for whales

Is WHALE 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) Yes

WHALE is also on the original list of Wordle answers.

How many points is WHALE worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
w 4h 4a 1l 1e 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
w 4h 3a 1l 2e 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
w 4h 4a 1l 1e 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
w 5h 3a 1l 2e 1

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

Words from the letters in WHALE

Anagrams 1

Hooks for WHALE

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

Front hooks

None

Words that end like WHALE

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

All words ending in -ALE

Whale: quick answers

Is WHALE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. WHALE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is WHALE worth?
WHALE scores 11 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does whale mean?
As a noun, whale means “a very large person”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in WHALE?
You can make 29 shorter words from WHALE, such as WHAE, HAW, HEW, WHA. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of WHALE?
WHALE rearranges into WHEAL.