Is WRITHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WRITHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WRITHING mean?
- adjective
moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
“wiggly worms”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
W (4) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 WRITHING
WRITHING 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 WRITHING
The 56 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- whiting14
- withing14
- wright13
- within12
- wight12
- writing11
- whig11
- hiring10
- wiring10
- witing10
- whin10
- whir10
- whit10
- with10
- girth9
- grith9
- night9
- right9
- thing9
- wring9
- nigh8
- twig8
- wing8
- tiring7
- hint7
- thin7
- thir7
- twin7
- writ7
- ghi7
- wig7
- iring6
- hin6
- hit6
- nth6
- win6
- wit6
- girn5
- girt5
- grin5
- grit5
- ring5
- ting5
- trig5
- hi5
- inti4
- gin4
- git4
- rig4
- nit3
- rin3
- tin3
- gi3
- in2
- it2
- ti2
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