WHISH is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. WHISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHISH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHISH is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHISH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
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How WHISH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WHISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,046 thousand.
What does WHISH mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To move or pass with a soft rushing, hissing or swishing sound.
Whish is an imitative word that captures the light hissing sound made by something moving quickly through the air or brushing past, such as a swung stick, a passing car or a bird's wing. Writers reach for whish when a plainer verb like swish or rush would not convey the same soft, breathy quality of the sound. The word can also stand as a noun for the sound itself, as in the whish of the wind through leaves. Because it depends on imitating a sound, whish is more common in descriptive or literary prose than in ordinary speech.
How WHISH is used
Mainly literary, used to describe a soft rushing or swishing sound in descriptive writing.
- The arrow seemed to whish past his ear.
- Skis whish quietly over the fresh snow.
- She heard the curtains whish shut behind her.
- The cane made a sharp whish as it cut the air.
- A car would whish by on the wet road every few minutes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHISH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHISH
7 longer words begin with WHISH.
Shorter words from the letters in WHISH
Common questions about WHISH
- Is WHISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHISH, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHISH worth?
- WHISH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHISH mean?
- To move or pass with a soft rushing, hissing or swishing sound.
- What letters can be added to WHISH?
- WHISH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WHISH:
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