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Whimbrel

w ₄h ₄i ₁m ₃b ₃r ₁e ₁l ₁

About 2 syllables

8 letters · Rare

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does whimbrel mean?

We don’t have a definition for whimbrel yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is WHIMBREL a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is WHIMBREL worth?

Scrabble

18 pts

w ₄h ₄i ₁m ₃b ₃r ₁e ₁l ₁

Words With Friends

20 pts

w ₄h ₃i ₁m ₄b ₄r ₁e ₁l ₂

Wordfeud

19 pts

w ₄h ₄i ₁m ₃b ₄r ₁e ₁l ₁

NYT Crossplay

20 pts

w ₅h ₃i ₁m ₃b ₄r ₁e ₁l ₂

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in WHIMBREL

Best shorter words top 30 of 94

wimbrel 14 whelm 13 wimble 13 whim 12 wemb 11 while 11 whirl 11 limber 10 rhime 10 whir 10 bhel 9 blew 9 brew 9 helm 9 herb 9 herm 9 hew 9 mewl 9 berm 8 brim 8 hem 8 him 8 limb 8 mew 8 web 8 wem 8 birle 7 elhi 7 heil 7 heir 7

See all 94 words made from WHIMBREL

Hooks for WHIMBREL

Add one letter to the front or back of WHIMBREL to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

whimbrels

Whimbrel: quick answers

Is WHIMBREL a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. WHIMBREL is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 18 points before board bonuses.

How many points is WHIMBREL worth?

WHIMBREL scores 18 points in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 20 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What words can you make with the letters in WHIMBREL?

You can make 94 shorter words from WHIMBREL, such as WIMBREL, WHELM, WIMBLE, WHIM. See the full list.