Definitions For Why

noun

  • The cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase the whys and wherefores'

verb

  • For what reason or purpose

Is Why 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
12
Words with Friends
10

The word Why is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Why in a Sentence

  • Why did you quit your job?
  • Why is the sky blue?
  • Why didn't you call me?
  • I know why he did it.
  • It's easy to see why she fell in love with him.
  • He's a very good player. That's why he made the team.
  • Asked the whys behind the surprising decision
  • How one decides that a certain he or she is “the one” is one of the great whys of life
  • why, what a strange thing to say!

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