whirligig
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 9
/ˈwɜː.lɪ.ɡɪɡ/(UK)
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/ˈwɜː.lɪ.ɡɪɡ/(UK) · /ˈwɝ.lɪ.ɡɪɡ/(US)
Definition of whirligig
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top or a merry-go-round.
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noun
- Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top or a merry-go-round.
- A device incorporating spinning, wind-driven propellers or pinwheels, used as whimsical outdoor decoration in a garden or on a porch.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of whirligig beetle.
- (historical)A device for punishing prisoners, comprising a wooden cage that rapidly spins around to induce nausea.
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Etymology
From Middle English whyrlegygge; equivalent to whirl (noun or verb) + gig (“a top”).
Words you can make from whirligig
15 playable · top: WHIRL (11 pts)
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5 words2-letter words
3 wordsHooks
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