Is WELTERWEIGHTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WELTERWEIGHTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WELTERWEIGHTS mean?
Welterweights is a form of WELTERWEIGHT.
- noun
a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeplechase)
- noun
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds
- noun
a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds
- noun
a professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 23
- Words With Friends
- 24
- Letters
- 13
W (4) + E (1) + L (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + W (4) + E (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + S (1) = 23 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for WELTERWEIGHTS
WELTERWEIGHTS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from WELTERWEIGHTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- welterweight22
- weighters16
- erewhiles15
- erstwhile15
- whittlers15
- reweighs15
- weighers15
- weighter15
- erewhile14
- thewiest14
- wheelers14
- wheelies14
- whetters14
- whistler14
- whitters14
- whittler14
- whittles14
- reweigh14
- weigher14
- weights14
- wrights14
- whews14
- swither13
- thewier13
- welsher13
- wethers13
- wettish13
- wheeler13
- wheelie13
- whetter13
- whistle13
- whitest13
- whitter13
- whittle13
- withers13
- writhes13
- weighs13
- weight13
- wights13
- wright13
- whew13
- lighters12
- lightest12
- relights12
- rightest12
- sleigher12
- slighter12
- wergelts12
- hewers12
- shewer12
- swithe12
- wether12
- wheels12
- wheres12
- whiles12
- whilst12
- whirls12
- whiter12
- whites12
- wisher12
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