wenglish
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 8
Definition of wenglish
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
name
- (informal)A spoken mix of Welsh and English.
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name
- (informal)A spoken mix of Welsh and English.
- (informal)The dialect of the English language as spoken in Wales.
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(informal)The dialect of the English language as spoken in the South Wales valleys.
“Other words frequently used in the Welsh language, or Wenglish - a hybrid of the languages typically spoken by some in the south Wales valleys - that are used in spoken English include cariad, bach and cwtch.”
“The word is said to be one of the nation's favourites and has been adopted by many in the cross-over language of Wenglish, particularly popular in the south Wales valleys.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Blend of Welsh + English.
Words you can make from wenglish
158 playable · top: WELSHING (15 pts)
Best play welshing 15 points7-letter words
6 words6-letter words
13 words5-letter words
34 words- WEIGH 12 pts
- WHIGS 12 pts
- SHEWN 11 pts
- WELSH 11 pts
- WHENS 11 pts
- WHILE 11 pts
- WHINE 11 pts
- WHINS 11 pts
- GWINE 9 pts
- HINGE 9 pts
- NEIGH 9 pts
- NIGHS 9 pts
- SWING 9 pts
- WINGS 9 pts
- HEILS 8 pts
- LEWIS 8 pts
- LWEIS 8 pts
- SHIEL 8 pts
- SHINE 8 pts
- SINEW 8 pts
- SWILE 8 pts
- SWINE 8 pts
- WILES 8 pts
- WINES 8 pts
- GLENS 6 pts
- INGLE 6 pts
- LINGS 6 pts
- SEGNI 6 pts
- SENGI 6 pts
- SINGE 6 pts
- SLING 6 pts
- LENIS 5 pts
- LIENS 5 pts
- LINES 5 pts
4-letter words
53 words- WHIG 11 pts
- HEWN 10 pts
- HEWS 10 pts
- SHEW 10 pts
- WHEN 10 pts
- WHIN 10 pts
- WISH 10 pts
- GHIS 8 pts
- NIGH 8 pts
- SIGH 8 pts
- SWIG 8 pts
- WIGS 8 pts
- WING 8 pts
- ELHI 7 pts
- HEIL 7 pts
- HENS 7 pts
- HIES 7 pts
- HINS 7 pts
- HISN 7 pts
- LWEI 7 pts
- NEWS 7 pts
- SEWN 7 pts
- SHEN 7 pts
- SHIN 7 pts
- SINH 7 pts
- SLEW 7 pts
- WENS 7 pts
- WILE 7 pts
- WINE 7 pts
- WINS 7 pts
- WISE 7 pts
- EGIS 5 pts
- ENGS 5 pts
- GELS 5 pts
- GENS 5 pts
- GIEN 5 pts
- GIES 5 pts
- GINS 5 pts
- GLEN 5 pts
- LEGS 5 pts
- LING 5 pts
- NEGS 5 pts
- SIGN 5 pts
- SING 5 pts
- ISLE 4 pts
- LEIS 4 pts
- LENS 4 pts
- LIEN 4 pts
- LIES 4 pts
- LINE 4 pts
- LINS 4 pts
- NILS 4 pts
- SINE 4 pts
3-letter words
36 words- HEW 9 pts
- GHI 7 pts
- WIG 7 pts
- HEN 6 pts
- HES 6 pts
- HIE 6 pts
- HIN 6 pts
- HIS 6 pts
- NEW 6 pts
- SEW 6 pts
- SHE 6 pts
- WEN 6 pts
- WIN 6 pts
- WIS 6 pts
- ENG 4 pts
- GEL 4 pts
- GEN 4 pts
- GIE 4 pts
- GIN 4 pts
- GIS 4 pts
- LEG 4 pts
- NEG 4 pts
- SEG 4 pts
- SIG 4 pts
- ELS 3 pts
- ENS 3 pts
- INS 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIN 3 pts
- LIS 3 pts
- NIL 3 pts
- SEI 3 pts
- SEL 3 pts
- SEN 3 pts
- SIN 3 pts
2-letter words
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