whistle

NOUNVERB /hwɪsəl/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH W

whistle is a valid 7-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
W4H4I1S1T1L1E1
4 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING

What does whistle mean?

NOUN · 5 SENSES
2

The sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture.

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BROADER
3

The act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle.

“the whistle signalled the end of the game”

SYNONYMS
4

Acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound.

5

A small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it.

VERB · 6 SENSES
1

Move with, or as with, a whistling sound.

“The bullets whistled past him”

2

Utter or express by whistling.

“She whistled a melody”

3

Make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound.

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BROADER
RELATED
4

Give a signal by whistling.

“She whistled for her maid”

RELATED
5

Make whistling sounds.

BROADER
6

Move, send, or bring as if by whistling.

“Her optimism whistled away these worries”