Is WELWITSCHIAS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WELWITSCHIAS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WELWITSCHIAS mean?
Welwitschias is a form of WELWITSCHIA.
- 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
23
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
12
Letters
W (4) + E (1) + L (1) + W (4) + I (1) + T (1) + S (1) + C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + A (1) + S (1) = 23 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 WELWITSCHIAS
WELWITSCHIAS 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 WELWITSCHIAS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- welwitschia22
- switchels17
- swatches16
- switchel16
- switches16
- cashews15
- watches15
- witches15
- chiliasts14
- thawless14
- washiest14
- whistles14
- cashew14
- schwas14
- swatch14
- switch14
- wechts14
- wiches14
- whews14
- chastise13
- chiliast13
- ethicals13
- satchels13
- slatches13
- swathes13
- wealths13
- whatsis13
- whistle13
- withies13
- chaws13
- chews13
- schwa13
- watch13
- wecht13
- welch13
- witch13
- whew13
- lithiases12
- achiest12
- aitches12
- chaises12
- chalets12
- chilies12
- chisels12
- chitals12
- clashes12
- ethical12
- ischial12
- latches12
- litchis12
- sachets12
- satchel12
- scathes12
- sitches12
- awhile12
- hawses12
- shawls12
- swathe12
- swaths12
- swithe12
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