WHISHT is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. WHISHT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHISHT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHISHT is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHISHT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whishtsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHISHT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in WHISHT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,759 thousand.
What stands out about WHISHT
- WHISHT gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does WHISHT mean in Scrabble?
interjection
ScotsIrish
Be quiet; hush.
Whisht is a gentle or sharp command for silence, heard in Scotland and Ireland. As an adjective it can also mean silent and still.
How WHISHT is used
Used in Scots and Irish speech to call for quiet.
- Whisht, the baby is sleeping.
- "Whisht now," said the old man.
- Whisht! Someone is at the door.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHISHT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHISHT
3 longer words begin with WHISHT.
Shorter words from the letters in WHISHT
Common questions about WHISHT
- Is WHISHT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHISHT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHISHT worth?
- WHISHT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHISHT mean?
- Be quiet; hush.
- What letters can be added to WHISHT?
- WHISHT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WHISHT:
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