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Is whirr a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word whirr is a Scrabble US word. The word whirr is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is whirr a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word whirr is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

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Is whirr a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word whirr is a Words With Friends word. The word whirr is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

W4H3I1R1R1

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5-letter words (1 found)

WHIRR,

4-letter words (1 found)

WHIR,

2-letter words (1 found)

HI,

You can make 3 words from whirr according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of whirr

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

Definitions and meaning of whirr

whirr

Alternative forms

  • whir

Etymology

From Middle English whirren, probably from Old Norse: compare Danish hvirre, virre, Norwegian kvirre, Old Norse hvirfla (“to whirl, spread”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /wɜː/
  • (General American) enPR: (h)wûr, IPA(key): /wɝ/, /ʍɝ/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)
  • Homophone: were (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

Verb

whirr (third-person singular simple present whirrs, present participle whirring, simple past and past participle whirred)

  1. To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.
  2. (intransitive) To make a sibilant buzzing or droning sound.
  3. (transitive) To cause (something) to make such a sound.
  4. (intransitive) (of a panther) To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented, much like the domestic cat’s purr.

Synonyms

  • (make a sibilant buzzing or droning sound): buzz, drone, hum, purr, whine, whistle, whizz

Translations

Noun

whirr (plural whirrs)

  1. A sibilant buzz or vibration; the sound of something in rapid motion.
  2. A bustle of noise and excitement.
  3. The vibrating sound made by a panther in its throat when contented.

Synonyms

  • (sibilant buzz or vibration): buzz, drone, hum, purr, whine, whistle, whizz
  • (bustle of noise and excitement): bustle, hustle

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