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Is whore a Scrabble word?

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

W4H4O1R1E1

Is whore a Scrabble UK word?

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

W4H4O1R1E1

Is whore a Words With Friends word?

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

W4H3O1R1E1

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5-letter words (2 found)

HOWRE,WHORE,

4-letter words (9 found)

HERO,HOER,HORE,HOWE,OWER,OWRE,ROHE,WERO,WORE,

3-letter words (14 found)

HER,HEW,HOE,HOW,ORE,OWE,REH,REO,REW,RHO,ROE,ROW,WHO,WOE,

2-letter words (12 found)

EH,ER,EW,HE,HO,OE,OH,OR,OW,RE,WE,WO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 38 words from whore according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of whore

whore hwore wohre owhre howre ohwre whroe hwroe wrhoe rwhoe hrwoe rhwoe worhe owrhe wrohe rwohe orwhe rowhe horwe ohrwe hrowe rhowe orhwe rohwe whoer hwoer woher owher hower ohwer wheor hweor wehor ewhor hewor ehwor woehr owehr weohr ewohr oewhr eowhr hoewr ohewr heowr ehowr oehwr eohwr whreo hwreo wrheo rwheo hrweo rhweo whero hwero wehro ewhro hewro ehwro wreho rweho werho ewrho rewho erwho hrewo rhewo herwo ehrwo rehwo erhwo woreh owreh wroeh rwoeh orweh roweh woerh owerh weorh eworh oewrh eowrh wreoh rweoh weroh ewroh rewoh erwoh orewh roewh oerwh eorwh reowh erowh horew ohrew hroew rhoew orhew rohew hoerw oherw heorw ehorw oehrw eohrw hreow rheow herow ehrow rehow erhow orehw roehw oerhw eorhw reohw erohw

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

Definitions and meaning of whore

whore

Alternative forms

  • wh*re, wh@re (censored)
  • whoore (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English hore, from Old English hōre, from Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros (“loved”), from *keh₂- (“to wish; desire”). Cognate with Latin cārus, Polish kurwa, German Hure. The initial wh- is unetymological.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hô, IPA(key): /hɔː/
  • (General American) enPR: hôr, IPA(key): /hɔɹ/
  • (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: hōr, IPA(key): /ho(ː)ɹ/
  • (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /hoə/
  • (non-rhotic, dough-door merger, AAVE) IPA(key): /hoʊ/
  • (nonstandard but traditional, several locations) enPR: ho͝or, IPA(key): /hʊɹ/, /hʊə/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ), -ʊə(ɹ)
  • Homophone: hoar
  • Homophone: hoe (non-rhotic with dough-door merger (AAVE, non-rhotic Southern US))
  • Hyphenation: whore

Noun

whore (plural whores)

  1. (vulgar, derogatory) Synonym of prostitute: a person (especially a woman) who offers sexual services for payment.
    • 1969, Paul Simon, Simon & Garfunkel, “The Boxer”, Bridge over Troubled Water, Columbia Records:
      I come looking for a job
      But I get no offers
      Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue
  2. (vulgar, derogatory) A person who is sexually promiscuous; a slut.
  3. (vulgar, derogatory) A person who is unscrupulous, especially one who compromises their principles for gain.
  4. (vulgar, derogatory) A person who will violate behavioral standards to achieve something desired.
  5. (vulgar, derogatory) A contemptible person.

Synonyms

  • (prostitute): See also Thesaurus:prostitute
  • (promiscuous woman): See also Thesaurus:promiscuous woman

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

whore (third-person singular simple present whores, present participle whoring, simple past and past participle whored)

  1. (intransitive, vulgar) To prostitute oneself.
  2. (intransitive, vulgar) To engage the services of a prostitute.
  3. (transitive, vulgar) To pimp; to pander.
  4. (transitive, vulgar) To promote shamelessly.
  5. (intransitive, vulgar) To pursue false gods.
  6. (intransitive, vulgar) To pursue false goals.
  7. (transitive, slang, video games, vulgar, derogatory) To overuse something.

Synonyms

  • (to prostitute oneself): sell one's body, turn tricks; see also Thesaurus:prostitute oneself
  • (to pimp): pander, turn out; see also Thesaurus:pimp out
  • (to promote shamelessly): tout, pimp

Derived terms

  • whore around
  • whore out

Translations

Anagrams

  • Hower, how're, hower, howre

Source: wiktionary.org