Definition of WHEFT

wheft

Plural: whefts

Noun

  • A waft (flag used to indicate wind direction or, with a knot tied in the center, as a signal)

Origin / Etymology

Possibly a blend of waft (“breeze, indicative flag”) + Middle English wef (“odour, stench”), itself likely derived from weven (“to move about”) or a variant of wayf; compare wek, variant of weyk (“weak”).

Scrabble Score: 14

wheft: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
wheft: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
wheft: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

wheft: not valid in Words With Friends