Is WHIRLWIND a word?
WHIRLWIND is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words With Friends, has 9 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 30 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, WHIRLWIND is a valid word.
What does whirlwind mean?
noun: a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
WHIRLWIND: word details
- Pronunciation: WURL-wihnd (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 9 letters, a long word. It is one of 41,139 9-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 19 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 20 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside whirlwind
Words you can make from the letters of whirlwind.
Solve a whole rack, not just WHIRLWIND
WHIRLWIND is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does WHIRLWIND mean?
WHIRLWIND is a noun. It means: a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth.
Is WHIRLWIND a valid word?
Yes, WHIRLWIND is a valid word. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.