Is WHININESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WHININESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
17
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
11
Letters
W (4) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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.
Definition
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See the definition of WhininessesHooks for WHININESSES
WHININESSES 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 WHININESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- whininess15
- whinnies14
- swinish13
- swishes13
- wennish13
- newsiness12
- shininess12
- newish12
- wheens12
- whines12
- winish12
- wishes12
- eisweins11
- shinnies11
- wiseness11
- shewn11
- shews11
- swish11
- wheen11
- whens11
- whine11
- whins11
- eiswein10
- heinies10
- hinnies10
- hissies10
- newness10
- newsies10
- wienies10
- hewn10
- hews10
- shew10
- whee10
- when10
- whin10
- wish10
- heinie9
- hinnie9
- hisses9
- newies9
- newses9
- newsie9
- seshes9
- sheens9
- shines9
- sinews9
- sneesh9
- swines9
- wienie9
- wisses9
- hew9
- newie8
- sheen8
- shies8
- shine8
- shins8
- sinew8
- sinhs8
- swine8
- swiss8
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