What does WHISTLE mean?
- Pronunciation
- /ˈwɪsəl/
- Letters
- 7
- Scrabble score
- 13
- Words With Friends score
- 13
- How common
- Fairly common
Meaning
verb
- make whistling sounds“He lay there, snoring and whistling”
- move with, or as with, a whistling sound“The bullets whistled past him”
- utter or express by whistling“She whistled a melody”
- move, send, or bring as if by whistling“Her optimism whistled away these worries”
- make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound“the kettle was singing”
- give a signal by whistling“She whistled for her maid”
noun
- the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
- the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle“the whistle signalled the end of the game”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
whistled15whistles14
Anagrams of WHISTLE
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside WHISTLE
117 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
Related
Questions
Is WHISTLE a valid word in word games?
WHISTLE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is WHISTLE worth?
WHISTLE is worth 13 points with Scrabble letter values and 13 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from WHISTLE?
117 other words, including THE, IS, IT and WITH.