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Is WHITINGS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, WHITINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does WHITINGS mean?

Whitings is a form of WHITING.

  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

15

Scrabble

16

Words With Friends

8

Letters

W (4) + H (4) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 15 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 WHITINGS

WHITINGS 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.

Anagrams of WHITINGS

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from WHITINGS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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