Is WHERRIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WHERRIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WHERRIES mean?
Wherries is a form of WHERRY.
- noun
sailing barge used especially in East Anglia
- noun
light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
W (4) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 WHERRIES
WHERRIES 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 WHERRIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hewers12
- shewer12
- wheres12
- whirrs12
- wisher12
- hewer11
- shrew11
- where11
- whirr11
- whirs11
- herries10
- rehires10
- rewires10
- hews10
- shew10
- whee10
- whir10
- wish10
- hirees9
- hirers9
- rehire9
- rewire9
- wirers9
- hew9
- ewers8
- heirs8
- heres8
- hiree8
- hirer8
- hires8
- resew8
- sewer8
- sheer8
- shier8
- shire8
- shirr8
- sweer8
- weirs8
- wirer8
- wires8
- wiser8
- wrier8
- wries8
- ewer7
- ewes7
- heir7
- here7
- hers7
- hies7
- hire7
- resh7
- shri7
- weer7
- wees7
- weir7
- were7
- wire7
- wise7
- rerise6
- sirree6
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