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Is WHACKINGS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, WHACKINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does WHACKINGS mean?

Whackings is a form of WHACKING.

  1. noun

    the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

  2. adjective

    (British informal) enormous

    “a whacking phone bill”

  3. adverb

    extremely

    “a whacking good story”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

22

Scrabble

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Words With Friends

9

Letters

W (4) + H (4) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 22 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsNot listed

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 WHACKINGS

WHACKINGS 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 WHACKINGS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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