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7 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
Meaning
originThe verb is borrowed from Scots whidder, whither (“(of the wind) to bluster; to move quickly”), a frequentative form of whid (“(of wind) to gust; to move quickly”), of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin, from Old Norse hviða (“gust of wind”). Related to Middle English hwiþa, whyȝt (“breeze; wind”), Old English hwiþa, hwiþu, hweoþu (“breeze”). The noun is derived from the verb.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- hither 12
- whiter 12
- wither 12
- writhe 12
- hithe 11
- rewth 11
- threw 11
- white 11
- withe 11
- heth 10
- thew 10
- whet 10