Is WHEELHOUSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WHEELHOUSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WHEELHOUSES mean?
Wheelhouses is a form of WHEELHOUSE.
- noun
an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
W (4) + H (4) + E (1) + E (1) + L (1) + H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 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 WHEELHOUSES
WHEELHOUSES 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 WHEELHOUSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- wheelhouse19
- welshes13
- hushes12
- sheesh12
- wheels12
- wholes12
- howes11
- howls11
- shews11
- shows11
- shush11
- welsh11
- wheel11
- whole11
- whose11
- housels10
- hueless10
- slushee10
- hehs10
- hews10
- howe10
- howl10
- hows10
- hush10
- shew10
- show10
- whee10
- hosels9
- housel9
- houses9
- lushes9
- sheols9
- heh9
- hew9
- how9
- huh9
- shh9
- who9
- heels8
- helos8
- holes8
- hosel8
- hoses8
- house8
- lowes8
- lowse8
- sheol8
- shoes8
- shuls8
- slews8
- slosh8
- slows8
- slush8
- swole8
- eeew7
- ewes7
- heel7
- helo7
- hoes7
- hole7
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