whid

Meanings

Plural: whids

Noun

A quick motion; a rapid, quiet movement, usually by small game.
A lie; a falsehood.
A word.
A quarrel.

Verb

To move nimbly and with little noise, usually of small game.
To tell a lie.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English *whid, from Old English hwiþa, hwiþu (“air, breeze”) or from Old Norse hviða (“gust of wind”), both from Proto-Germanic *hwiþō (“rush of wind”), from Proto-Germanic *hwi- (“to rush”), from Proto-Indo-European *kwei- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”). Cognate with Scots quhid (“a squall, blast of wind”).

Synonyms

scud, scut

Scrabble Score: 11

whid is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
whid is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
whid is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

whid is a valid Words With Friends word