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Is WHILE a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list WHILE is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
11115

What does WHILE mean?

  1. nouna period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition

Definitions from WordNet.

Has WHILE been a Wordle answer?

Yes: Wordle #836 on October 3, 2023.

Is it a current Wordle answer? (spoiler)

No, WHILE isn't the answer to any Wordle currently being played.

Hooks for WHILE

Add a letter to make a new word: AWHILE, WHILED, WHILES.

Words inside WHILE

See all 15 words you can make from WHILE

Similar word lists

5 letter wordsWords starting with WHWords ending in LEWords ending in ILE5 letter words starting with W5 letter words ending in E

About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up WHILE in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is WHILE a Scrabble word?

WHILE is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is WHILE worth?

WHILE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does WHILE mean?

A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition.