Is WHISKER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WHISKER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WHISKER mean?
- noun
a very small distance or space
“they escaped by a hair's-breadth”
- noun
a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
- verb
furnish with whiskers
“a whiskered jersey”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
7
Letters
W (4) + H (4) + I (1) + S (1) + K (5) + E (1) + R (1) = 17 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 WHISKER
Single letters that turn WHISKER into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Words you can make from WHISKER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- whisk15
- hikers13
- shriek13
- shrike13
- wisher12
- hiker12
- hikes12
- sheik12
- shirk12
- shrew11
- whirs11
- hike11
- khis11
- skew11
- hews10
- shew10
- whir10
- wish10
- khi10
- keirs9
- kiers9
- siker9
- skier9
- hew9
- heirs8
- hires8
- shier8
- shire8
- weirs8
- wires8
- wiser8
- wries8
- irks8
- keir8
- kier8
- kirs8
- kris8
- risk8
- sike8
- heir7
- hers7
- hies7
- hire7
- resh7
- shri7
- weir7
- wire7
- wise7
- irk7
- kir7
- kis7
- ski7
- her6
- hes6
- hie6
- his6
- sew6
- she6
- wis6
- ki6
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