Is WITHERINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WITHERINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WITHERINGS mean?
Witherings is a form of WITHERING.
- adjective
wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
“possessing annihilative power”
- noun
any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
- adjective
making light of
“afire with annihilating invective”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
W (4) + I (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 WITHERINGS
WITHERINGS 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.
Anagrams of WITHERINGS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from WITHERINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- swithering17
- whingiest16
- withering16
- winterish15
- shrewing15
- whingers15
- whingier15
- whisting15
- whitings15
- writhing15
- whiniest14
- shewing14
- weights14
- whinger14
- whinges14
- whiting14
- wishing14
- withing14
- wrights14
- swither13
- whiners13
- whinier13
- whitens13
- whitier13
- withers13
- withier13
- withies13
- withins13
- writhen13
- writhes13
- hewing13
- weighs13
- weight13
- whinge13
- wights13
- wright13
- heisting12
- nighties12
- righties12
- shirting12
- strewing12
- swingier12
- thingies12
- tigerish12
- wingiest12
- wresting12
- wristing12
- writings12
- newish12
- swithe12
- whiner12
- whines12
- whiten12
- whiter12
- whites12
- winish12
- wisher12
- wither12
- withes12
- within12
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