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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

18

Scrabble

18

Words With Friends

6

Letters

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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