Words Containing WH

Q: How many words contain "WH"?

758 valid English words contain the sequence WH.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing WH?

WHIZZBANGS at 37 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing WH?

WHATCHAMACALLITS — 16 letters.

There are 758 English words that contain the sequence WH. Range: ANTIWHALING to YELLOWHAMMERS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is WHIZZBANGS at 37 points; the longest is WHATCHAMACALLITS (16 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Roughly 9% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.

By length — 758 words containing WH

Long lists are easier to browse split by word length. Pick a length to see just those words:

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10-letter(77)
11-letter(53)
12-letter(35)
13-letter(16)
14-letter(10)

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Showing the first 600 of 758 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

Top 10 highest-scoring words

Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.

#	Word	Scrabble	WWF
1	whizzbangs	37	39
2	whizzbang	36	38
3	whizzing	33	34
4	whizzed	32	31
5	whizzers	32	31
6	whatchamacallits	31	34
7	whizzer	31	30
8	whizzes	31	30
9	bushwhacking	30	33
10	whatchamacallit	30	33

What these words mean

whizzbangs: Valid 10-letter English word — definition not on file.
whizzbang: Valid 9-letter English word — definition not on file.
whizzing: Valid 8-letter English word — definition not on file.
whizzed: Valid 7-letter English word — definition not on file.
whizzers: Valid 8-letter English word — definition not on file.
whatchamacallits: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
whizzer: Valid 7-letter English word — definition not on file.
whizzes: Valid 7-letter English word — definition not on file.
bushwhacking: Valid 12-letter English word — definition not on file.
whatchamacallit: Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API, cached for repeat visits.

FAQs

How many words contain "WH"?

758 valid English words contain WH.

Best Scrabble word containing WH?

WHIZZBANGS at 37 pts.

Longest word containing WH?

WHATCHAMACALLITS (16 letters).