Is WHIMPERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WHIMPERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WHIMPERING mean?
Whimpering is a form of WHIMPER.
- verb
cry weakly or softly
“she wailed with pain”
- noun
a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
10
Letters
W (4) + H (4) + I (1) + M (3) + P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 21 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 WHIMPERING
WHIMPERING 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 WHIMPERING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- whimper17
- whingier15
- wimping15
- whinger14
- wimpier14
- impinger13
- periwig13
- whinier13
- hewing13
- whinge13
- gimpier12
- gripmen12
- impinge12
- impregn12
- perming12
- priming12
- mewing12
- whiner12
- wiping12
- weigh12
- phew12
- whim12
- whip12
- heiring11
- primine11
- wingier11
- emping11
- imping11
- menhir11
- whine11
- hemp11
- whig11
- wimp11
- mingier10
- hieing10
- hinger10
- hiring10
- nigher10
- winger10
- wiring10
- hemin10
- wiper10
- hewn10
- when10
- whin10
- whir10
- miring9
- pieing9
- pinger9
- riming9
- riping9
- winier9
- gwine9
- hinge9
- neigh9
- prime9
- primi9
- wring9
- gimp9
- herm9
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