Is WHOOSHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WHOOSHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WHOOSHES mean?
Whooshes is a form of WHOOSH.
- noun
the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)
- verb
move with a sibilant sound
“He whooshed the doors open”
- verb
move with a whooshing sound
- verb
gush or squirt out
“Oil whooshed up when the drill hit the well”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
W (4) + H (4) + O (1) + O (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + 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 WHOOSHES
WHOOSHES 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 WHOOSHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- whoosh15
- whoseso13
- wooshes13
- shoosh12
- swoosh12
- howes11
- shews11
- shows11
- whose11
- whoso11
- woosh11
- hehs10
- hews10
- howe10
- hows10
- shew10
- show10
- heh9
- hew9
- how9
- shh9
- who9
- hoses8
- shoes8
- shoos8
- hoes7
- hose7
- hoss7
- oohs7
- owes7
- owse7
- sesh7
- sews7
- shes7
- shoe7
- shoo7
- sohs7
- sows7
- woes7
- woos7
- hes6
- hoe6
- hoo6
- hos6
- oho6
- ohs6
- ooh6
- owe6
- sew6
- she6
- sho6
- soh6
- sow6
- woe6
- woo6
- wos6
- eh5
- ew5
- he5
- ho5
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