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WHOOPING

8 letters, 17 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What WHOOPING Means

WHOOPING is a form of WHOOP, which means:

  1. verb: shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm“The children whooped when they were led to the picnic table”
  2. verb: cough spasmodically“The patient with emphysema is hacking all day”
  3. noun: a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

WHOOPING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as W4 H4 O1 O1 P3 I1 N1 G2.

Words Made From The Letters In WHOOPING

105 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

7 letter words (2)

6 letter words (7)

5 letter words (13)

4 letter words (26)

3 letter words (41)

2 letter words (16)

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