Is WHY a Scrabble word?
Yes. WHY is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends.
Meaning For what cause, reason, or purpose.
Adverb 3 meanings
For what cause, reason, or purpose.
“Why is the sky blue?”
For which cause, reason, or purpose.
“That's the reason why I did that.”
The cause, reason, or purpose for which.
“That is why the sky is blue.”
Noun 1 meaning
Reason.
“A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how.”
Interjection 1 meaning
An exclamation used to express pleasant or unpleasant mild surprise, indignation, or impatience.
“Why, that’s ridiculous!”
Verb 1 meaning
To ask (someone) the question "why?".
Etymology
From Middle English why, from Old English hwȳ (“why”), from Proto-Germanic *hwī (“by what, how”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey, instrumental case of *kʷís (“who”), *kʷid (“what”).
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WHY at a glance
WHY has 3 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (W 4 + H 4 + Y 4) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #120 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -WHY
More endings- FORWHY18
- SOMEWHY18
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