WHIR is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. WHIR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHIR?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHIR is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHIR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHIR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WHIR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does WHIR mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make a low continuous sound.
Whir is imitative and probably Scandinavian, and it is spelled with one letter or two depending on the country. The sound it names is mechanical and never natural.
How WHIR is used
Whirred, whirring. Also spelled whirr.
- The fan whirred for an hour and then stopped.
- The word whir names a mechanical sound.
- A whir from the next room that nobody could place.
- Both whir and whirr are accepted spellings.
- Nothing natural whirs, which is the point of the word.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHIR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHIR
Showing 24 of 45 words that begin with WHIR.
Words with WHIR inside
13 words contain WHIR in the middle. Words that start with WHIR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WHIR
Common questions about WHIR
- Is WHIR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHIR, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHIR worth?
- WHIR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHIR mean?
- To make a low continuous sound.
- What letters can be added to WHIR?
- WHIR takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WHIR:
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