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
17
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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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