Is SWOOSHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SWOOSHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SWOOSHING mean?
Swooshing is a form of SWOOSH.
- noun
the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)
- verb
move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
“The bubbles swoshed around in the glass”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + W (4) + O (1) + O (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
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 SWOOSHING
SWOOSHING 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 SWOOSHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- showings15
- wooshing15
- showing14
- whoosis13
- swoosh12
- whosis12
- whigs12
- shooing11
- sowings11
- nohow11
- shown11
- shows11
- swish11
- whins11
- whoso11
- woosh11
- whig11
- soonish10
- hosing10
- oohing10
- shogis10
- sowing10
- swings10
- wooing10
- hows10
- show10
- whin10
- wish10
- swoons9
- gowns9
- hongi9
- hongs9
- nighs9
- ohing9
- owing9
- shogi9
- shogs9
- sighs9
- swigs9
- swing9
- wings9
- how9
- who9
- isogons8
- shins8
- shoon8
- shoos8
- sinhs8
- snows8
- swoon8
- winos8
- ghis8
- gosh8
- gown8
- hogs8
- hong8
- nigh8
- shog8
- sigh8
- swig8
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