whilst: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 12 letter points · starts with W · ends with T
Meaning of whilst
adv
- not-comparable
Often preceded by the: During the time; meanwhile.
Listed forms: whilest, whylst, whylest.
Source: Wiktionary — whilst.
conj
- Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, literary, rare
Synonym of while. During the whole, or until the end, of the time that; as long as, at the same time.
Example: Drivers must switch off engines whilst on stand.
- Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, literary, rare
Synonym of while. Within, or before the end, of the time that.
- Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, literary, rare
Synonym of while. Although; in contrast; whereas.
- Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, literary, rare
Synonym of while. Besides; in addition.
Listed forms: whilest, whylst, whylest.
Source: Wiktionary — whilst.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is whilst in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of whilst
W(4) + H(4) + I(1) + L(1) + S(1) + T(1) = 12 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 whilst
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 whilst
38 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in whilst. Showing up to 24, longest first.