Is WHOOSHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WHOOSHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WHOOSHING mean?
Whooshing 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
19
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
W (4) + H (4) + O (1) + O (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 19 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 WHOOSHING
WHOOSHING 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 WHOOSHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- wooshing15
- whoosh15
- showing14
- whish14
- highs12
- whigs12
- shooing11
- nohow11
- shown11
- whins11
- whoso11
- woosh11
- high11
- whig11
- hosing10
- oohing10
- sowing10
- wooing10
- hows10
- show10
- whin10
- wish10
- gowns9
- hongi9
- hongs9
- nighs9
- ohing9
- owing9
- shogi9
- swing9
- wings9
- how9
- shh9
- who9
- shoon8
- swoon8
- winos8
- ghis8
- gosh8
- gown8
- hogs8
- hong8
- nigh8
- shog8
- sigh8
- swig8
- wigs8
- wing8
- isogon7
- hins7
- hisn7
- hons7
- nosh7
- nows7
- oohs7
- owns7
- shin7
- shoo7
- sinh7
- snow7
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