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Is wiel a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word wiel is a Scrabble US word. The word wiel is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is wiel a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word wiel is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

W4I1E1L1

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4-letter words (4 found)

LWEI,WEIL,WIEL,WILE,

3-letter words (3 found)

LEI,LEW,LIE,

2-letter words (4 found)

EL,EW,LI,WE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 12 words from wiel according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of wiel

wiel iwel weil ewil iewl eiwl wile iwle wlie lwie ilwe liwe weli ewli wlei lwei elwi lewi ielw eilw ilew liew eliw leiw

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

Definitions and meaning of wiel

wiel

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch wiel.

Pronunciation

Noun

wiel (plural wiele)

  1. wheel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wiel, from Old Dutch *wiol, from Proto-Germanic *hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlóm, *kʷékʷlos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋil/
  • Hyphenation: wiel
  • Rhymes: -il
  • Homophone: Wiel

Noun

wiel n (plural wielen, diminutive wieltje n or wieletje n)

  1. wheel
    Synonym: rad (see there for notes)

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: wiel
  • Negerhollands: wiel, wil
  • → Caribbean Javanese: wil
  • → Papiamentu: wil
  • → Sranan Tongo: wiri

Luxembourgish

Verb

wiel

  1. second-person singular imperative of wielen

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *wiol, from Proto-Germanic *hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlóm, *kʷékʷlos.

Noun

wiel n

  1. wheel
    Synonym: rat
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms
  • weel
Descendants
  • Dutch: wiel
    • Afrikaans: wiel
    • Negerhollands: wiel, wil
    • → Caribbean Javanese: wil
    • → Papiamentu: wil
    • → Sranan Tongo: wiri
  • Limburgish: weel
  • → Old Frisian: wēl
    • West Frisian: wiele

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

wiel m

  1. maelstrom, vortex, bottomless spiral
  2. hole caused by a break in a dyke
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Dutch: wiel

Further reading

  • “wiel (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “wiel (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wiel (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wiel (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III

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