whoa

Intj

Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
An expression of surprise.
Used as a meaningless filler in song lyrics.

Verb

To attempt to slow (an animal) by crying "whoa".

Interjection

Used as a command to stop an animal or to express surprise.

Examples

Whoa! That’s a triple-word score for your ’WHOA’ on the premium square!
Whoa, are you serious?
Whoa, Nelly!

Origin / Etymology

Whoa (c. 1843) is a variant of woa (c. 1840), itself a variant of wo (c. 1787), from who (c. 1450), ultimately from Middle English ho, hoo (interjection), probably from Old Norse hó! (interjection, also, a shepherd's call). Compare German ho, Old French ho ! (“hold!, halt!”).

Antonyms

giddap, giddyup

Scrabble Score: 10

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

Words With Friends Score: 9

whoa: valid Words With Friends Word