Is PADDLEWHEEL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PADDLEWHEEL is a valid word in US Scrabble, worth 21 points.It is not valid in UK Scrabble.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PADDLEWHEEL mean?
- noun
a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + D (2) + D (2) + L (1) + E (1) + W (4) + H (4) + E (1) + E (1) + L (1) = 21 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Invalid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 PADDLEWHEEL
Single letters that turn PADDLEWHEEL into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from PADDLEWHEEL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- wheepled17
- wheedled16
- wheeped16
- whelped16
- wellhead15
- wheeple15
- wheedle14
- wheeled14
- whaled13
- wheep13
- whelp13
- pedalled12
- dwelled12
- wedeled12
- dewlap12
- heaped12
- helped12
- hawed12
- hewed12
- phew12
- whap12
- pedaled11
- pleaded11
- daledh11
- dawdle11
- headed11
- heddle11
- heeded11
- waddle11
- weeded11
- welded11
- pawed11
- whale11
- wheal11
- wheel11
- lapeled10
- healed10
- heeled10
- helled10
- paddle10
- peddle10
- walled10
- welled10
- aleph10
- dawed10
- dewed10
- haded10
- pewee10
- waded10
- whee10
- leaped9
- palled9
- pealed9
- peeled9
- dwale9
- dwell9
- haled9
- lawed9
- waled9
- weald9
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