AWHIRL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AWHIRL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AWHIRL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AWHIRL is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AWHIRL
No single letter turns AWHIRL into another word.
How AWHIRL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in AWHIRL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does AWHIRL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Spinning round and round, or in a state of confusion and rapid motion.
Awhirl is used after the noun it describes and is most often found in a figurative phrase such as a head awhirl with ideas. The a- prefix gives it the sense of being caught up in the action, much like ablaze or atremble. It is more at home in storytelling than in technical writing.
How AWHIRL is used
Mostly literary; common in the phrase head awhirl, meaning dizzy with thoughts.
- The dancers were awhirl across the ballroom floor.
- Her mind was awhirl after the news.
- Leaves hung awhirl in the autumn wind.
- The whole street was awhirl with colour and noise.
- He left the meeting with his head awhirl.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AWHIRL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AWHIRL
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Common questions about AWHIRL
- Is AWHIRL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AWHIRL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AWHIRL worth?
- AWHIRL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AWHIRL mean?
- Spinning round and round, or in a state of confusion and rapid motion.
- What letters can be added to AWHIRL?
- No single letter can be added to AWHIRL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AWHIRL:
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