What does WHIZ mean?

WHIZ is a valid word in the ENABLE word game list, worth 19 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends.

Pronunciation
/wɪz/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
19
Words With Friends score
18
How common
Uncommon

Meaning

noun

  1. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
  2. a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air“he heard the whiz of bullets near his head”

verb

  1. make a soft swishing sound“the motor whirred”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

whizzed32whizzes31whizzing33

Anagrams of WHIZ

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside WHIZ

2 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is WHIZ a Scrabble word?

WHIZ is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Official tournament dictionaries differ slightly, so check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is WHIZ worth?

WHIZ is worth 19 points with Scrabble letter values and 18 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from WHIZ?

2 other words, including HI and WIZ.