Definitions for whilst

whilst whilst

Spelling: [hwahylst, wahylst]
IPA: /ʰwaɪlst, waɪlst/

Whilst is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 81 anagrams from letters in whilst (hilstw).

Definitions for whilst

conjunction

  1. Chiefly British. while.

Origin of whilst

1325-75; Middle English whilest, equivalent to whiles + parasitic -t as in amongst, amidst

Examples for whilst

Lorenzi would in any case have gone to-morrow, whilst I should have remained.

The clothes generated electronic sounds that played in the night club, whilst the audience watched from sunken sofas.

But recently, the MPAA has loosened the stick in its collective ass and allowed women to go there whilst maintaining an R rating.

Vivian, of course, cursed ambition, as all men do whilst they are in love.

It was whilst his mind was in this situation that he became acquainted with Belinda.

whilst Whitacre never defined himself as an “ally,” this remains a cautionary tale of what not to do.

Never tell me what people say, whilst I am happy in the arms of him I love.

What has allowed him to continue his activities for so long, whilst leaving such an extensive open-source trail?

The white stockings soon follow, with Darling slowly removing them whilst gyrating atop the drum kit.

And whilst I'm in it, is not it my duty to work for my wife and children?

Word Value for whilst
Scrable

12

Words with friends

12

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