Definition of WHEREABOUTS

whereabouts

Plural: whereabouts

Noun

  • the general location where something is
    • "I questioned him about his whereabouts on the night of the crime"
  • A location; where something is situated.
  • Information about an elite athlete's future whereabouts, supplied to antidoping authorities to facilitate random out-of-competition testing.

Adv

  • In, at or near what location.

Examples

  • Whereabouts do you live?

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English wheraboutes, equivalent to whereabout + -s (adverbial suffix).

Scrabble Score: 19

whereabouts: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
whereabouts: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
whereabouts: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

whereabouts: valid Words With Friends Word