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Is WHACKS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, WHACKS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does WHACKS mean?

Whacks is a form of WHACK.

  1. verb

    hit hard

    “The teacher whacked the boy”

  2. noun

    the sound made by a sharp swift blow

  3. noun

    the act of hitting vigorously

    “he gave the table a whack”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
18
Letters
6

W (4) + H (4) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + S (1) = 18 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 WHACKS

WHACKS 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 WHACKS

The 39 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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