Definitions For Whiff

noun

  • A strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike
  • A lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
  • A short light gust of air
  • A slight smell of something : an odor that is weak
  • A slight trace or indication

verb

  • Utter with a puff of air
  • Smoke and exhale strongly
  • Strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
  • Drive or carry as if by a puff of air
  • Perceive by inhaling through the nose
  • To notice (a smell)
  • To cause (a batter) to be out by pitching three strikes
  • To make an out by getting three strikes

Is Whiff a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
16

The word Whiff is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Whiff in a Sentence

  • I got a whiff of new paint when I entered the room.
  • I detected a whiff of sarcasm in her voice.
  • The pitcher had eight whiffs during the game.
  • He whiffed a strong odor of perfume.
  • The golfer nearly whiffed the shot.
  • The golfer nearly whiffed on the shot.

Synonyms for Whiff

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