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Is whim a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word whim is a Scrabble US word. The word whim is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

W4H4I1M3

Is whim a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word whim is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

W4H4I1M3

Is whim a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word whim is a Words With Friends word. The word whim is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

W4H3I1M4

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4-letter words (1 found)

WHIM,

3-letter words (1 found)

HIM,

2-letter words (3 found)

HI,HM,MI,

You can make 5 words from whim according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of whim

whim hwim wihm iwhm hiwm ihwm whmi hwmi wmhi mwhi hmwi mhwi wimh iwmh wmih mwih imwh miwh himw ihmw hmiw mhiw imhw mihw

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

Definitions and meaning of whim

whim

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(h)wɪm/
  • Rhymes: -ɪm

Etymology 1

Clipping of whim-wham.

Noun

whim (countable and uncountable, plural whims)

  1. A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea.
  2. (mining) A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from mines, or for other purposes
Synonyms
  • (fancy): lark, especially in phrase on a whim, see also Thesaurus:whim
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Verb

whim (third-person singular simple present whims, present participle whimming, simple past and past participle whimmed)

  1. (rare, intransitive) To be seized with a whim; to be capricious.

Further reading

  • Picture of a horse-powered whim used to wind the cables on to work the mine between the depth of 50 feet to 500 feet - photo taken at Gympie, Queensland, Australia

Etymology 2

Compare whimbrel.

Noun

whim (plural whims)

  1. A bird, the Eurasian wigeon.

Source: wiktionary.org