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Whammy

w 4h 4a 1m 3m 3y 4

About 2 syllables

noun · 6 letters · Less common

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

What does whammy mean?

noun

  1. a serious or devastating setback

  2. an evil spell

    “a witch put a curse on his whole family”

    Synonymshexjinxcurse

Is WHAMMY 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 WHAMMY worth?

Scrabble

19 pts
w 4h 4a 1m 3m 3y 4

Words With Friends

19 pts
w 4h 3a 1m 4m 4y 3

Wordfeud

19 pts
w 4h 4a 1m 3m 3y 4

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
w 5h 3a 1m 3m 3y 4

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

Words from the letters in WHAMMY

Words that end like WHAMMY

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

All words ending in -AMMY

Whammy: quick answers

Is WHAMMY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. WHAMMY is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 19 points before board bonuses.
How many points is WHAMMY worth?
WHAMMY scores 19 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does whammy mean?
As a noun, whammy means “a serious or devastating setback”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in WHAMMY?
You can make 26 shorter words from WHAMMY, such as HAMMY, HAWM, WHAM, WHY. See the full list.