Is the pronoun “We” valid in Scrabble?
Is “We” a Scrabble Word?
Yes We is valid in Scrabble for 5 points
“We” is an acceptable word in the official Scrabble dictionary. In a game, it will score players 5 points made up of the letters W: 4 and E: 1.
The word “we” is commonly used as a pronoun to refer to the plural form of you, i.e., when referring to multiple people. Some example sentences using the word “we” include “Are we playing Scrabble tonight?” or “How long ago was it since we played Scrabble?”
The letters “we” are commonly found at the start of words in English, hence it is easy to play off. Some examples include short words such as “weak” or “week”, or longer extensions like “weapon”, “weize”, and “wedding.”
Definition of We
pronoun
- (personal) The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person (not the person being addressed). (This is the exclusive we.)
- (personal) The speaker(s)/writer(s) and the person(s) being addressed. (This is the inclusive we.)
- (personal) The speaker/writer alone. (This use of we is the editorial we, used by writers and others, including royalty—the royal we—as a less personal substitute for I. The reflexive case of this sense of we is ourself.)
Definition from we by Wiktionary, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
How Many Points is We Worth?
We is a 2-letter word made up of the letter tiles W: 4, E: 1. Its points breakdown is as follows:
- With no multipliers, We is worth 5 points.
- On a double-word square, We is worth 10 points.
- On a triple-word square, We is worth 15 points.
Single Letter Extensions of “We”
Potential ways to expand “We” using a single letter include:
Words With “WE”
Words containing “WE” at the start, middle, or end include:
- WEXE 14
- WEAK 11
- WEEK 11
- WEKA 11
- WELK 11
- WEMB 11
- HOWE 10
- SWEY 10
- WAWE 10
- WEFT 10
- WEYS 10
- YOWE 10
- WEBS 9
- WEEM 9
- WEEP 9
- WEMS 9
- WEPT 9
- AWED 8
- OWED 8
- WEDS 8
- WEED 8
- WEID 8
- WELD 8
- WEND 8
- AWEE 7
See our full list of words with “WE” for more suggestions.
More 2 Letter W Words
2-Letter W words which you could play in Scrabble as an alternative to We:
- WO 5
Check out our list of all 2 letter words with W.