Is WHISKERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WHISKERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WHISKERS mean?
- noun
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
W (4) + H (4) + I (1) + S (1) + K (5) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 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 WHISKERS
WHISKERS 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 WHISKERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- whisker17
- whisks16
- whisk15
- shrieks14
- shrikes14
- swisher13
- wishers13
- hikers13
- sheiks13
- shikse13
- shirks13
- shriek13
- shrike13
- shrews12
- wisher12
- wishes12
- hiker12
- hikes12
- sheik12
- shirk12
- skews12
- shews11
- shrew11
- swish11
- whirs11
- hike11
- khis11
- skew11
- kisser10
- krises10
- skiers10
- skries10
- hews10
- shew10
- whir10
- wish10
- khi10
- hisser9
- shiers9
- shires9
- keirs9
- kiers9
- risks9
- siker9
- sikes9
- skier9
- skies9
- hew9
- heirs8
- hires8
- shier8
- shies8
- shire8
- shris8
- weirs8
- wires8
- wiser8
- wises8
- wries8
- irks8
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