which: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 16 letter points · starts with W · ends with H
Meaning of which
det
- interrogative
What, of those mentioned or implied.
Example: Which song shall we play?
The/Any ... that; whichever.
Example: Take which one you want.
- relative
Designates the one(s) previously mentioned.
Example: He once owned a painting of the house, which painting would later be stolen.
Listed forms: whiche, wich.
Source: Wiktionary — which.
pron
- interrogative
What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).
Example: Which is which?
The/Any ones that; whichever.
Example: Please take which you please.
- relative
In a non-restrictive relative clause, referring to something previously mentioned. Referring to a preceding noun.
Example: I dropped a saucepan, which knocked over the eggs, which went all over the kitchen floor.
- relative
In a non-restrictive relative clause, referring to something previously mentioned. Referring to a preceding statement.
Example: The front door was open, which concerned me.
Listed forms: whiche, wich.
Source: Wiktionary — which.
conj
- colloquial, proscribed
Introduces an anacoluthon.
- broadly, nonstandard
And.
Example: They only offered me five dollars, which I wouldn’t do it for less than fifteen.
Listed forms: whiche, wich.
Source: Wiktionary — which.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is which in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of which
W(4) + H(4) + I(1) + C(3) + H(4) = 16 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of which
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from which
4 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in which. Showing up to 24, longest first.