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What

/wɔt/

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:9 pts4 letters
Definition of What

adverb

  1. (Singlish) Used to contradict an underlying assumption held by the interlocutor.

noun

  1. Something; thing; stuff.
  2. The identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what.
  3. Something that is addressed by what, as opposed to a person, addressed by who.

adverb

  1. (usually followed by "with," but also sometimes "would" or "might," especially in finance) In some manner or degree; in part; partly. See also what with

    "The market will calculate these higher risks in their funding costs what might result in higher lending rates."

  2. Such.

    "What a beautiful day!"

  3. Why.
  4. Used to introduce each of two coordinate phrases or concepts; both…and.

pronoun

  1. (interrogative) Which thing, event, circumstance, etc.: used interrogatively in asking for the specification of an identity, quantity, quality, etc.
  2. That which; those that; the thing that.

    "He knows what he wants."

  3. (relative) That; which; who.
  4. Whatever.

    "I will do what I can to help you."

interjection

  1. An expression of surprise or disbelief.
  2. What do you want? An abrupt, usually unfriendly enquiry as to what a person desires.

    "What? I'm busy."

  3. Clipping of what do you say?
  4. What did you say? I beg your pardon?
  5. (typically with a) An intensifier to an adjective phrase; used to begin a sentence.

    "What a nice car."

Anagrams of What

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "what":

thaw

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "what" and rearranging:

+cwatch
+ewheat
+rthrawwrath
+sswaththawswhats
Related Word Patterns
WH...Words starting with "wh"...ATWords ending with "at"All 4-letter wordsUnscramble "what"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
w4
h4
a1
t1

Total: 10 Scrabble points

Word Tools
Find Anagrams of "what"All 4-Letter WordsWords Starting With "W"
Rhymes With What
achromatacrobataerobataerosataerostatafloatairboatamadavatanastigmatantifatantistatapparat
Related 4-Letter Words
wabswackwadewadiwadswadywaeswaffwaftwagewagswaifwailwainwair

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "What"

What is a 4-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "what" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "What" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "what" is a medium-scoring word.