Is WHETSTONES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WHETSTONES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WHETSTONES mean?
Whetstones is a form of WHETSTONE.
- noun
a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
W (4) + H (4) + E (1) + T (1) + S (1) + T (1) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 WHETSTONES
WHETSTONES 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 WHETSTONES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- whetstone15
- towhees13
- honestest12
- towhee12
- wheens12
- ethnoses11
- howes11
- shewn11
- shews11
- shown11
- shows11
- thews11
- wheen11
- whens11
- whets11
- whose11
- ethoses10
- hotness10
- shotten10
- townees10
- twoness10
- wetness10
- woeness10
- hewn10
- hews10
- howe10
- hows10
- shew10
- show10
- thew10
- whee10
- when10
- whet10
- ethnos9
- honest9
- newest9
- newses9
- noshes9
- sheens9
- sheets9
- shotes9
- shotts9
- sneesh9
- sowens9
- sweets9
- tenths9
- theses9
- toshes9
- townee9
- tweens9
- tweest9
- tweets9
- hew9
- how9
- who9
- enows8
- ethos8
- hents8
- hests8
- hones8
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