Is WHISTLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WHISTLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WHISTLES mean?
Whistles is a form of WHISTLE.
- verb
make whistling sounds
“He lay there, snoring and whistling”
- verb
move with, or as with, a whistling sound
“The bullets whistled past him”
- verb
utter or express by whistling
“She whistled a melody”
- verb
move, send, or bring as if by whistling
“Her optimism whistled away these worries”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
W (4) + H (4) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 WHISTLES
WHISTLES 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 WHISTLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- whistle13
- swithe12
- whiles12
- whilst12
- whists12
- whites12
- wishes12
- withes12
- shews11
- swish11
- swith11
- thews11
- welsh11
- whets11
- while11
- whist11
- white11
- whits11
- withe11
- hitless10
- witless10
- hews10
- shew10
- thew10
- whet10
- whit10
- wish10
- with10
- heists9
- shiels9
- shiest9
- shites9
- swiles9
- thesis9
- wisest9
- hew9
- heils8
- heist8
- hests8
- hilts8
- hists8
- lewis8
- lithe8
- lweis8
- shiel8
- shies8
- shist8
- shite8
- shits8
- slews8
- stews8
- swile8
- welts8
- wests8
- wiles8
- wilts8
- wises8
- wists8
- wites8
- elhi7
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