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Is WHISHING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, WHISHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does WHISHING mean?

Whishing is a form of WHISH.

  1. verb

    make a sibilant sound

  2. verb

    move with a whishing sound

    “The car whished past her”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
18
Letters
8

W (4) + H (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 WHISHING

WHISHING 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 WHISHING

The 48 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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