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Is WHITING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, WHITING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does WHITING mean?

  1. noun

    flesh of a cod-like fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe

  2. noun

    flesh of any of a number of slender food fishes especially of Atlantic coasts of North America

  3. noun

    a small fish of the genus Sillago; excellent food fish

  4. noun

    any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7

W (4) + H (4) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 WHITING

Single letters that turn WHITING 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 WHITING

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from WHITING

The 34 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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