Definitions for whew

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Spelling: [hwyoo]
IPA: /ʰwyu/

Whew is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 12 anagrams from letters in whew (ehww).

Definitions for whew

noun

  1. an utterance of “whew.”.

interjection

  1. (a whistling exclamation or sound expressing astonishment, dismay, relief, etc.)

Origin of whew

First recorded in 1505-15; imitative

Examples for whew

whew, that beats finding pearls in the shells of mussels all hollow!

"whew, it's cold," exclaimed Leon slapping his hands together.

whew, that was a warm job, Nadia—and this air of ours does smell good!

So—whew—the bleeding seems finally to have been staunched, three months after BP stabbed its hole in the bottom of the sea.

whew—— "Señor of all the domains, fiefs, keeps and marshes of Warren of Kentucky—"

He wore a straw hat, and boots of the ordinary colour, and — whew!

“whew, that guy,” says Jerry wearily, rising to go out front for his set with the New Riders.

"whew," he whistled as he glanced up and saw her at the little window of the attic.

He stared, slowly shook his head, and then uttered a fervent, "whew!"

“But whew,” he says, making a whistling sound and sweeping his hand over his head.

Word Value for whew
Scrable

13

Words with friends

12

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