Is WHODUNITS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WHODUNITS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WHODUNITS mean?
Whodunits is a form of WHODUNIT.
- noun
a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
W (4) + H (4) + O (1) + D (2) + U (1) + N (1) + I (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 16 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 WHODUNITS
WHODUNITS 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 WHODUNITS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shutdown15
- whodunit15
- outwish13
- townish13
- widths13
- outwinds12
- unwish12
- whosit12
- dhows12
- whids12
- width12
- outwind11
- tundish11
- shown11
- swith11
- whins11
- whist11
- whits11
- dhow11
- whid11
- dhotis10
- dhutis10
- disown10
- hounds10
- hundos10
- indows10
- swound10
- unshod10
- wounds10
- hows10
- show10
- whin10
- whit10
- wish10
- with10
- tonish9
- unwits9
- dhoti9
- dhuti9
- downs9
- hinds9
- hound9
- hundo9
- indow9
- thuds9
- winds9
- wound9
- how9
- who9
- hints8
- hoist8
- hunts8
- nowts8
- shout8
- shunt8
- south8
- swoun8
- thins8
- thous8
- towns8
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