Skip to content
ZWordFinderZ

5-Letter Words Starting With WHIS

  • 4 words
  • All English dictionaries
  • Scrabble points
Dictionary

Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With WHIS

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 5-Letter Words Starting With WHIS 4 words

How common is WHIS at the start of five-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 4 five-letter words that start with WHIS. They average 12.8 points and the best is WHISK (15 points).

Total words
4
Average Scrabble score
12.8
out of 15 max
Everyday words
25%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
H
25% of words

Most common last letters

  • h 25%
  • k 25%
  • s 25%

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with WHIS

w 4h 4i 1s 1k 5

W 4 + H 4 + I 1 + S 1 + K 5 = 15 points

Double word
30 pts
Triple word
45 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

whisk

  1. nouna mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream
  2. nouna small short-handled broom used to brush clothes
  3. verbmove somewhere quickly“The President was whisked away in his limo”
  • Scrabble US
  • Scrabble UK
  • Words With Friends

Runners-up

Explore related word lists

5-letter words starting with…

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

Words starting with WHIS by length

Add a letter after WHIS

Each link adds one letter and keeps only combinations that have words.

Change the last letter of WHIS

Trending word lists

Five-letter lists built from the letters of yesterday's Wordle answer. The set changes every day.

How to use this word list

Playing words that start with WHIS

5-Letter Words Starting With WHIS by the numbers

5-Letter Words Starting With WHIS FAQ

How many five-letter words that start with WHIS are there?

There are 4 five-letter words that start with WHIS in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with WHIS?

WHISK is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are WHISH (14), WHIST (11), WHISS (11).