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
23
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
13
Letters
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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