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Is hwyl a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word hwyl is a Scrabble US word. The word hwyl is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is hwyl a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word hwyl is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

H4W4Y4L1

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4-letter words (1 found)

HWYL,

3-letter words (1 found)

WHY,

You can make 2 words from hwyl according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of hwyl

hwyl whyl hywl yhwl wyhl ywhl hwly whly hlwy lhwy wlhy lwhy hylw yhlw hlyw lhyw ylhw lyhw wylh ywlh wlyh lwyh ylwh lywh

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Definitions and meaning of hwyl

hwyl

Etymology

Welsh hwyl

Noun

hwyl (uncountable)

  1. A melodic chanting style of Welsh preaching.

Welsh

Etymology

Proto-Brythonic *huɨl, early borrowing from Old English seġl or Old Norse segl, both from Proto-Germanic *seglą (“sail”). Other meanings apparently derive from this, via the sense of successful progress, perhaps influenced by gŵyl (“holiday, feast”). Cognate with Breton gouel (“sail; feast”).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /huːɨ̯l/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /hʊi̯l/
  • Rhymes: -uːɨ̯l

Noun

hwyl f (plural hwyliau, not mutable)

  1. sail
  2. mood
  3. journey, route, progress, success
  4. fun
  5. fervour, ecstatic inspiration, especially as exhibited by Nonconformist preachers

Derived terms

  • anhwyl
  • hwylbren

Interjection

hwyl

  1. goodbye, bye, bye-bye

Derived terms

  • hwyl fawr (“goodbye”)

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Source: wiktionary.org