Definitions for werewolf

werewolf were·wolf

Spelling: [wair-woo lf, weer-, wur-]
IPA: /ˈwɛərˌwʊlf, ˈwɪər-, ˈwɜr-/

Werewolf is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 115 anagrams from letters in werewolf (eeflorww).

Definitions for werewolf

noun

  1. (in folklore and superstition) a human being who has changed into a wolf, or is capable of assuming the form of a wolf, while retaining human intelligence.

Origin of werewolf

before 1000; Middle English werwolf, Old English werwulf, equivalent to wer man (cognate with Gothic wair, Latin vir) + wulf wolf; cognate with Middle Dutch weerwolf,

Examples for werewolf

Throckmorton, a werewolf who would defile her if she entered into any compact with him.

But suddenly a mighty tumult arose, and there were cries of "The werewolf!"

I dreamed I was the werewolf—do not shudder, dear love, for 't was only a dream.

werewolf and vampire knew, and the ebon-bodied demons that prowl by night.

But how passing well doth he time his absence from the haunts of the werewolf.

The real curse was the hybrid curse: a curse placed on Klaus, an original vampire, to keep his werewolf side dormant.

werewolf Bar Mitzvah” “werewolf bar mitzvah, spooky scary / boys becoming men, men becoming wolves.

The goings-on of the Shreveport werewolf pack and Alcide (Joe Manganiello)?

And Bill Weasley remains happily married to Fleur Delacour despite being “grievously scarred from an encounter with a werewolf”.

To break the curse, Klaus needed to sacrifice a werewolf, a vampire, and a doppelgänger, aka Elena.

Word Value for werewolf
Scrable

17

Words with friends

18

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