whistling
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 9
/ˈwɪs(ə)lɪŋ/
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/ˈwɪs(ə)lɪŋ/ · [ˈwɪslɪŋ] · /ˈʍɪs(ə)lɪŋ/ · [ˈw̥ɪs(ə)lɪŋ]
Definition of whistling
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of whistle
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verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of whistle
noun
- A shrill, breathy sound; a whistle.
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English whistlynge, equivalent to whistle + -ing.
Words you can make from whistling
150 playable · top: WHISTING (15 pts)
Best play whisting 15 points8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
15 words6-letter words
17 words5-letter words
29 words- WHIGS 12 pts
- WIGHT 12 pts
- SWITH 11 pts
- WHINS 11 pts
- WHIST 11 pts
- WHITS 11 pts
- LIGHT 9 pts
- NIGHS 9 pts
- NIGHT 9 pts
- SIGHT 9 pts
- SWING 9 pts
- THING 9 pts
- TWIGS 9 pts
- WINGS 9 pts
- HILTS 8 pts
- HINTS 8 pts
- NIHIL 8 pts
- THINS 8 pts
- TWINS 8 pts
- WILTS 8 pts
- GILTS 6 pts
- GLINT 6 pts
- LINGS 6 pts
- SIGIL 6 pts
- SLING 6 pts
- STING 6 pts
- TINGS 6 pts
- INTIS 5 pts
- LINTS 5 pts
4-letter words
52 words- WHIG 11 pts
- WHIN 10 pts
- WHIT 10 pts
- WISH 10 pts
- WITH 10 pts
- GHIS 8 pts
- NIGH 8 pts
- SIGH 8 pts
- SWIG 8 pts
- TWIG 8 pts
- WIGS 8 pts
- WING 8 pts
- HILI 7 pts
- HILT 7 pts
- HINS 7 pts
- HINT 7 pts
- HISN 7 pts
- HIST 7 pts
- HITS 7 pts
- IWIS 7 pts
- SHIN 7 pts
- SHIT 7 pts
- SINH 7 pts
- SITH 7 pts
- THIN 7 pts
- THIS 7 pts
- TWIN 7 pts
- WILT 7 pts
- WINS 7 pts
- WIST 7 pts
- WITS 7 pts
- GILT 5 pts
- GINS 5 pts
- GIST 5 pts
- GITS 5 pts
- LING 5 pts
- SIGN 5 pts
- SING 5 pts
- TING 5 pts
- INTI 4 pts
- LINS 4 pts
- LINT 4 pts
- LIST 4 pts
- LITS 4 pts
- NILS 4 pts
- NISI 4 pts
- NITS 4 pts
- SILT 4 pts
- SLIT 4 pts
- SNIT 4 pts
- TILS 4 pts
- TINS 4 pts
3-letter words
25 words2-letter words
9 wordsHooks
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