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
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
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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