whorl

whorl is a 5-letter English word with 6 senses as noun & verb and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 11 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun & verb. A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.
2. noun & verb. A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.
3. noun & verb. The fly of a spindle.
4. noun. a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

   "a coil of rope"

   Synonyms: coil, helix, spiral, volute

5. noun. a strand or cluster of hair

   Synonyms: curl, lock, ringlet

6. noun. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

   Synonyms: coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll

Synonyms

coil, helix, spiral, volute, curl, lock, ringlet, curlicue, gyre, roll, scroll

Common word forms

whorls, whorled, whorling

Words from these letters

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