Is WHISTLINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WHISTLINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WHISTLINGS mean?
Whistlings is a form of WHISTLING.
- noun
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
- noun
the act of whistling a tune
“his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work”
- noun
the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle
“the whistle signalled the end of the game”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
W (4) + H (4) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (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 WHISTLINGS
WHISTLINGS 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 WHISTLINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- whistling16
- swishing15
- whisting15
- whitings15
- whiling14
- whiting14
- wishing14
- withing14
- swinish13
- withins13
- wights13
- insights12
- swilings12
- witlings12
- whilst12
- whists12
- winish12
- within12
- whigs12
- wight12
- hilting11
- hissing11
- histing11
- insight11
- slights11
- swiling11
- wilting11
- wissing11
- wisting11
- witling11
- swish11
- swith11
- whins11
- whist11
- whits11
- whig11
- lights10
- nights10
- sights10
- slight10
- swings10
- things10
- wiling10
- wising10
- witing10
- whin10
- whit10
- wish10
- with10
- listings9
- nihils9
- light9
- nighs9
- night9
- sighs9
- sight9
- swigs9
- swing9
- thing9
- twigs9
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