Is WELWITSCHIA a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WELWITSCHIA is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WELWITSCHIA mean?
- noun
curious plant of arid regions of southwestern Africa having a yard-high and yard-wide trunk like a turnip with a deep taproot and two large persistent woody straplike leaves growing from the base; living relic of a flora long disappeared; some may be 700-5000 years old
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
11
Letters
W (4) + E (1) + L (1) + W (4) + I (1) + T (1) + S (1) + C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + A (1) = 22 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- 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 WELWITSCHIA
Single letters that turn WELWITSCHIA 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 WELWITSCHIA
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- switchel16
- watches15
- witches15
- cashew14
- swatch14
- switch14
- wechts14
- wiches14
- whews14
- chiliast13
- ethicals13
- wealths13
- whistle13
- withies13
- chaws13
- chews13
- schwa13
- watch13
- wecht13
- welch13
- witch13
- whew13
- achiest12
- aitches12
- chalets12
- chilies12
- chitals12
- ethical12
- ischial12
- latches12
- litchis12
- satchel12
- awhile12
- swathe12
- swithe12
- wealth12
- whales12
- wheals12
- wheats12
- whiles12
- whilst12
- whites12
- withal12
- withes12
- chaw12
- chew12
- wich12
- chaise11
- chalet11
- chaste11
- cheats11
- chelas11
- chiels11
- chiles11
- chilis11
- chisel11
- chital11
- ethics11
- heliac11
- ischia11
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