WHISSING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. WHISSING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WHISSING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHISSING is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHISSING
No single letter turns WHISSING into another word.
How WHISSING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WHISSING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHISSING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about WHISSING
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of WHISSING
The 8 tiles of WHISSING in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in WHISSING
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Common questions about WHISSING
- Is WHISSING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WHISSING is not in it.
- How many points is WHISSING worth?
- WHISSING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WHISSING?
- No single letter can be added to WHISSING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WHISSING:
Open WHISSING in the Word Finder