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TWIRL

5 letters, 8 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What TWIRL Means

  1. noun: a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
  2. noun: the act of rotating rapidly“he gave the crank a spin”
  3. verb: turn in a twisting or spinning motion“The leaves swirled in the autumn wind”
  4. verb: cause to spin“spin a coin”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

TWIRL is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as T1 W4 I1 R1 L1.

Words Made From The Letters In TWIRL

10 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

4 letter words (3)

3 letter words (4)

2 letter words (3)

Longer Words Containing TWIRL

TWIRL appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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