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Is whorl a Scrabble word?

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

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Is whorl a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is whorl a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word whorl is a Words With Friends word. The word whorl is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

WHORL,

4-letter words (1 found)

HOWL,

3-letter words (7 found)

HOW,LOR,LOW,OWL,RHO,ROW,WHO,

2-letter words (6 found)

HO,LO,OH,OR,OW,WO,

You can make 15 words from whorl according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of whorl

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

Definitions and meaning of whorl

whorl

Etymology

From alteration of whirl (verb).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: wôrl, wûrl, IPA(key): /(h)wɔː(ɹ)l/, /(h)wɜː(ɹ)l/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)l, -ɜː(ɹ)l
  • Homophone: whirl

Noun

whorl (plural whorls)

  1. Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral.
  2. (botany) A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.
  3. (zoology) A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.
  4. (anatomy) Any volution, as for example in the human ear or fingerprint.
  5. A flywheel, a weight attached to a spindle. [from c. 1460]

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Verb

whorl (third-person singular simple present whorls, present participle whorling, simple past and past participle whorled)

  1. (intransitive) To form a pattern of concentric circles.

References

  • “whorl”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “whorl”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • whorl, Glossary of Terms, American Rhododendron Society

Source: wiktionary.org