Is WHITENINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WHITENINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WHITENINGS mean?
Whitenings is a form of WHITENING.
- noun
changing to a lighter color
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
W (4) + H (4) + I (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (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 WHITENINGS
WHITENINGS 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 WHITENINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- whingiest16
- whitening16
- whinniest15
- whisting15
- whitings15
- whiniest14
- whinnies14
- shewing14
- weights14
- whinges14
- whining14
- whiting14
- wishing14
- withing14
- wennish13
- whitens13
- withies13
- withins13
- hewing13
- weighs13
- weight13
- whinge13
- wights13
- heisting12
- nighties12
- sennight12
- sinewing12
- thingies12
- wingiest12
- newish12
- swithe12
- whines12
- whiten12
- whites12
- winish12
- withes12
- within12
- weigh12
- whigs12
- wight12
- intwines11
- henting11
- hinting11
- histing11
- insight11
- nighest11
- nightie11
- shining11
- stewing11
- thingie11
- twinges11
- twining11
- westing11
- wisting11
- shewn11
- swith11
- thews11
- whens11
- whets11
- whine11
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