WHISK is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. WHISK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHISK?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHISK is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHISK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHISK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WHISK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 522,830.
What does WHISK mean in Scrabble?
verb
To beat or stir a substance, such as eggs or cream, rapidly with a light, sweeping motion.
To whisk something is to mix air into it quickly using a light back-and-forth or circular motion, usually with a looped wire tool of the same name. Cooks whisk eggs, cream and batters to make them smooth and aerated before cooking. The word is also used more loosely for moving someone or something away suddenly and quickly.
How WHISK is used
Common in everyday cooking instructions, and also used figuratively to describe a swift, sudden movement.
- She began to whisk the eggs for the omelette.
- He will whisk the cream until soft peaks form.
- The waiter seemed to whisk the plates away in seconds.
- They whisk the batter together before adding the flour.
- Security moved to whisk the singer through the crowd.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHISK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHISK
20 longer words begin with WHISK.
Words ending in WHISK
1 words end in WHISK. Useful as a back hook: play WHISK onto a word already on the board.
Words with WHISK inside
2 words contain WHISK in the middle. Words that start with WHISK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WHISK
Common questions about WHISK
- Is WHISK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHISK, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHISK worth?
- WHISK is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHISK mean?
- To beat or stir a substance, such as eggs or cream, rapidly with a light, sweeping motion.
- What letters can be added to WHISK?
- WHISK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WHISK:
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