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Is twirl a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word twirl is a Scrabble US word. The word twirl is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is twirl a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word twirl is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

T1W4I1R1L1

Is twirl a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word twirl is a Words With Friends word. The word twirl is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

T1W4I1R1L2

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5-letter words (1 found)

TWIRL,

4-letter words (3 found)

TIRL,WILT,WRIT,

3-letter words (4 found)

LIT,RIT,TIL,WIT,

2-letter words (3 found)

IT,LI,TI,

You can make 11 words from twirl according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of twirl

twirl wtirl tiwrl itwrl witrl iwtrl twril wtril trwil rtwil wrtil rwtil tirwl itrwl triwl rtiwl irtwl ritwl wirtl iwrtl writl rwitl irwtl riwtl twilr wtilr tiwlr itwlr witlr iwtlr twlir wtlir tlwir ltwir wltir lwtir tilwr itlwr tliwr ltiwr iltwr litwr wiltr iwltr wlitr lwitr ilwtr liwtr twrli wtrli trwli rtwli wrtli rwtli twlri wtlri tlwri ltwri wltri lwtri trlwi rtlwi tlrwi ltrwi rltwi lrtwi wrlti rwlti wlrti lwrti rlwti lrwti tirlw itrlw trilw rtilw irtlw ritlw tilrw itlrw tlirw ltirw iltrw litrw trliw rtliw tlriw ltriw rltiw lrtiw irltw riltw ilrtw lirtw rlitw lritw wirlt iwrlt wrilt rwilt irwlt riwlt wilrt iwlrt wlirt lwirt ilwrt liwrt wrlit rwlit wlrit lwrit rlwit lrwit irlwt rilwt ilrwt lirwt rliwt lriwt

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word twirl. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in twirl.

Definitions and meaning of twirl

twirl

Etymology

Of Scandinavian origin, akin to Norwegian Nynorsk tvirla, Old High German dweran (German zwirlen, quirlen) and Icelandic þyrill; all from Proto-Germanic *þwirilaz (“stirring-stick, whisk”), *þweraną (“to stir”). Or, an alteration of tirl (“to twist”), with influence from whirl.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtwɜːl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtwɝl/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)l

Noun

twirl (plural twirls)

  1. A movement where a person spins round elegantly; a pirouette.
  2. Any rotating movement; a spin.
    The conductor gave his baton a twirl, and the orchestra began to play.
  3. A little twist of some substance; a swirl.
  4. (slang) A prison guard.
    Synonym: screw

Derived terms

  • squirl
  • twirl one's thumbs
  • twirler

Translations

Verb

twirl (third-person singular simple present twirls, present participle twirling, simple past and past participle twirled)

  1. (intransitive) To perform a twirl.
  2. (transitive) To rotate rapidly.
  3. (transitive) To twist round.
  4. (baseball) To pitch.

Derived terms

  • twirl one's moustache

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Source: wiktionary.org