Is WHITLOWS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WHITLOWS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WHITLOWS mean?
Whitlows is a form of WHITLOW.
- noun
a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
W (4) + H (4) + I (1) + T (1) + L (1) + O (1) + W (4) + 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 WHITLOWS
WHITLOWS 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 WHITLOWS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- whitlow16
- lowish12
- owlish12
- whilst12
- whosit12
- howls11
- swith11
- whist11
- whits11
- howl10
- hows10
- show10
- whit10
- wish10
- with10
- wows10
- holist9
- lithos9
- thiols9
- how9
- who9
- wow9
- hilts8
- hoist8
- holts8
- litho8
- sloth8
- thiol8
- wilts8
- hilt7
- hist7
- hits7
- hols7
- holt7
- host7
- hots7
- loth7
- lows7
- owls7
- owts7
- shit7
- shot7
- sith7
- slow7
- soth7
- stow7
- swot7
- thio7
- this7
- tosh7
- tows7
- twos7
- wilt7
- wist7
- wits7
- wost7
- wots7
- his6
- hit6
- hos6
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