Definitions for whereas

whereas where·as

Spelling: [hwair-az, wair-]
IPA: /ʰwɛərˈæz, wɛər-/

Whereas is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 150 anagrams from letters in whereas (aeehrsw).

Definitions for whereas

noun

  1. a qualifying or introductory statement, especially one having “whereas” as the first word:

conjunction

  1. while on the contrary:
  2. it being the case that, or considering that (used especially in formal preambles).

Origin of whereas

1300-50; Middle English wheras; see where, as1

Examples for whereas

Japanese distillers often use a combination of different types of stills and different casks, whereas the Scots cannot.

Love has been with you the sole end of love; whereas it ought to be the beginning of power.

“Personal hotspots can get speeds of up to 60 Mb/s down, whereas hotel Wi-Fi can be as slow as 1.5 Mb/s,” Sesar said.

Oh, and that his profile on Twitter and his name elsewhere say “Ian Miles Cheong” whereas mine says “Arthur Chu.”

whereas other brands purchase their barrels from big producers more or less off the rack, The Macallan starts in the forest.

whereas them medical doctors' wives don't flop—catch 'em at it!

For whereas three candidates were in nomination, the ballots were forming but two piles.

She defended the weak because they were weak, whereas he would have had her defend the truth because it was the truth.

whereas, my poor mamma, everything is ended when one gets old.

But whereas we used to be satisfied gazing on that perfection as it stood up on a pedestal, now we want it down among us.

Word Value for whereas
Scrable

13

Words with friends

12

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