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Whooping

w 4h 4o 1o 1p 3i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Common · present participle of whoop

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does whooping mean?

verb

  1. shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm

    “The children whooped when they were led to the picnic table”

  2. cough spasmodically

    “The patient with emphysema is hacking all day”

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Definitions shown for whoop, the base form of whooping.

Is WHOOPING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is WHOOPING worth?

Scrabble

17 pts
w 4h 4o 1o 1p 3i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

19 pts
w 4h 3o 1o 1p 4i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

19 pts
w 4h 4o 1o 1p 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
w 5h 3o 1o 1p 3i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in WHOOPING

Hooks for WHOOPING

Add one letter to the front or back of WHOOPING to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

whoopings

Words that end like WHOOPING

Common words that share the ending -OOPING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

droopingscoopingsnoopingstoopingswoopingtroopingcoopinghoopinglooping
All words ending in -OOPING

Whooping: quick answers

Is WHOOPING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. WHOOPING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 17 points before board bonuses.
How many points is WHOOPING worth?
WHOOPING scores 17 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does whooping mean?
whooping is the present participle of whoop, which means “shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in WHOOPING?
You can make 106 shorter words from WHOOPING, such as HOOPING, POOHING, WHOOP, GONOPH. See the full list.