whid

Plural: whids

Noun

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

Verb

Verb Forms: whidded, whidding, whids

To move rapidly and quietly, often in a furtive manner.
To move nimbly and with little noise, usually of small game.
To tell a lie.

Examples

The ’WHID’ of the tile bag always signaled a fresh draw for the players.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English *whid, from Old English hwiþa, hweoþu (“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: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
whid: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
whid: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

whid: valid Words With Friends Word