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WILTS

5 letters, 8 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What WILTS Means

WILTS is a form of WILT, which means:

  1. noun: any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots
  2. noun: causing to become limp or drooping
  3. verb: lose strength“My opponent was wilting”
  4. verb: become limp“The flowers wilted”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

WILTS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as W4 I1 L1 T1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In WILTS

22 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

4 letter words (8)

3 letter words (8)

2 letter words (6)

Longer Words Containing WILTS

WILTS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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