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WHIPS

5 letters

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Classic 2 pts
Big 2 pts
Super Big 2 pts

WHIPS is a valid 5-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 2 in Classic, 2 in Big, and 2 in Super Big Boggle.

WHIPS root WHIP-s

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noun
  1. A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.
    • I had to use the whip to get the sheep's attention.
  2. The same instrument used to strike a person or animal for corporal punishment or torture.
    • Once he ran out of appeals, he knew he would soon feel the sting of the whip.
  3. A blow administered with a whip.
  4. A whipper-in.
  5. A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.
    • I was going to vote against the bill, but the party whip came to see me and made it clear I needed to vote for it.
  6. UKA document distributed weekly to MPs by party whips informing them of upcoming votes in parliament.
  7. UKbroadlyThe regular status of an MP within a parliamentary party, which can be revoked by the party as a disciplinary measure.
    • to withdraw the whip
  8. Whipped cream.
    • Did you want to add some whip to your coffee, ma'am?
  9. A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.
  10. A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation.
    • Come on, let's take my whip so we can get there in time.
  11. A move in which one player transfers momentum to another.
  12. A whipping motion; a thrashing about.
    • I was startled by the whip of the rope when it finally snapped.
  13. The quality of being whiplike or flexible; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.
  14. A spring in certain electrical devices for making a circuit
  15. A wippen, a rocking component in certain piano actions.
  16. historicalA coach driver; a coachman.
verb
  1. transitiveTo hit with a whip.
    • The rider whipped the horse.
  2. broadlytransitiveTo hit with any flexible object.
    • I whipped her with a newspaper.
  3. slangtransitiveTo defeat, as in a contest or game.
  4. transitiveTo mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.
    • to whip eggs or cream
  5. transitiveTo urge into action or obedience.
    • He whipped the department into shape.
  6. transitiveTo enforce a member voting in accordance with party policy.
  7. transitiveTo bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying: fraying or unravelling.
  8. transitiveTo hoist or purchase by means of a whip.
  9. To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread.
    • to whip a ruffle
  10. transitiveTo throw or kick an object at a high velocity.
    • He whipped the ball at me.
  11. ambitransitiveTo fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.
  12. intransitiveTo snap back and forth like a whip.
    • The pennants whipped in the wind.
  13. intransitiveTo move very fast.
    • The wind whipped through the valley.
  14. transitiveTo move (something) very fast; often with up, out, etc.
  15. transitiveTo transfer momentum from one skater to another.
  16. figurativelyTo lash with sarcasm, abuse, etc.
  17. To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking.
    • to whip wheat