WHIZZ is a valid Scrabble word — 29 points
Yes. WHIZZ is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 29 points in Scrabble and 28 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHIZZ?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHIZZ is to know. It scores 29 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHIZZ
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How WHIZZ scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WHIZZ, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 2 | 1 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. WHIZZ needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about WHIZZ
- Two Zs in one word: WHIZZ doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- At 29 points, WHIZZ is among the ten highest-scoring 5-letter words we list.
- WHIZZ averages 5.8 points a tile — one of 118 words that dense.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does WHIZZ mean in Scrabble?
verb
informalBritish
To move very quickly, especially with a whistling, buzzing, or humming sound.
Whizz describes rapid movement accompanied by a sound like a wire or an arrow cutting the air. British writers use it for anything from a car whizzing past to a bullet whizzing overhead. The same spelling also names a person who is remarkably skilled at something, an expert called a whizz.
How WHIZZ is used
Informal; the American spelling whiz is more common outside Britain.
- The arrow seemed to whizz past his ear.
- Cars whizz along the motorway at all hours.
- She watched the sparks whizz off the grinding wheel.
- A bullet can whizz through the air faster than sound.
- The office called him a whizz for finishing the report so fast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHIZZ and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHIZZ
13 longer words begin with WHIZZ.
Shorter words from the letters in WHIZZ
Common questions about WHIZZ
- Is WHIZZ valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHIZZ, where it scores 28 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHIZZ worth?
- WHIZZ is worth 29 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHIZZ mean?
- To move very quickly, especially with a whistling, buzzing, or humming sound.
- What letters can be added to WHIZZ?
- WHIZZ takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WHIZZ:
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