Is WHICKERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WHICKERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WHICKERING mean?
Whickering is a form of WHICKER.
- noun
the characteristic sounds made by a horse
- verb
make a characteristic sound, of a horse
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
10
Letters
W (4) + H (4) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 23 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 WHICKERING
WHICKERING 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 WHICKERING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chewink19
- whicker19
- chirking18
- wrecking18
- wricking18
- chinkier17
- wicking17
- chewing16
- whingier15
- gherkin15
- wincher15
- hicker15
- hickie15
- wicker15
- hinkier14
- recking14
- ricking14
- whinger14
- hiking14
- wrench14
- chink14
- chirk14
- kench14
- wreck14
- wrick14
- crewing13
- whinier13
- hewing13
- whinge13
- winker13
- wench13
- winch13
- heck13
- hick13
- wick13
- hircine12
- eching12
- grinch12
- ickier12
- nicker12
- whiner12
- hiker12
- weigh12
- chew12
- wich12
- heiring11
- wingier11
- echini11
- enrich11
- incher11
- irking11
- richen11
- wincer11
- ching11
- ginch11
- icker11
- whine11
- geck11
- hike11
- kiwi11
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