Is WHETTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WHETTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WHETTING mean?
Whetting is a form of WHET.
- verb
make keen or more acute
“whet my appetite”
- verb
sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
W (4) + H (4) + E (1) + T (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 WHETTING
WHETTING 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 WHETTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hewing13
- weight13
- whinge13
- whiten12
- weigh12
- wight12
- tighten11
- wetting11
- whine11
- white11
- withe11
- whig11
- tewing10
- twinge10
- hewn10
- thew10
- when10
- whet10
- whin10
- whit10
- with10
- eight9
- gwine9
- hinge9
- neigh9
- night9
- thegn9
- thing9
- tight9
- hew9
- tenth8
- thein8
- thine8
- tithe8
- twine8
- nigh8
- twig8
- wing8
- hent7
- hint7
- newt7
- teth7
- then7
- thin7
- twin7
- twit7
- went7
- wine7
- wite7
- ghi7
- wig7
- tinge6
- eth6
- hen6
- het6
- hie6
- hin6
- hit6
- new6
- nth6
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