Is WHITES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WHITES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WHITES mean?
Whites is a form of WHITE.
- adjective
being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
“as white as fresh snow”
- adjective
of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration
“voting patterns within the white population”
- noun
a Caucasian
- noun
the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
6
Letters
W (4) + H (4) + I (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 WHITES
Single letters that turn WHITES into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of WHITES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from WHITES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- swithe12
- withes12
- swith11
- thews11
- whets11
- whist11
- white11
- whits11
- withe11
- hews10
- shew10
- thew10
- whet10
- whit10
- wish10
- with10
- hew9
- heist8
- shite8
- wites8
- eths7
- hest7
- hets7
- hies7
- hist7
- hits7
- shit7
- sith7
- stew7
- tews7
- this7
- west7
- wets7
- wise7
- wist7
- wite7
- wits7
- eth6
- hes6
- het6
- hie6
- his6
- hit6
- sew6
- she6
- tew6
- the6
- wet6
- wis6
- wit6
- eh5
- ew5
- he5
- hi5
- sh5
- we5
- site4
- ties4
- est3
- its3
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