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WHISK

5 letters

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TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 2 pts
Big 2 pts
Super Big 2 pts

WHISK 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.

Word family

WHISKS-s 3 WHISKING-ing 11 WHISKED-ed 5
noun
  1. A quick, light sweeping motion.
    • With a quick whisk, she swept the cat from the pantry with her broom.
  2. A kitchen utensil, now usually made from stiff wire loops fixed to a handle (and formerly of twigs), used for whipping (or a mechanical device with the same function).
    • He used a whisk to whip up a light and airy souffle.
  3. A bunch of twigs, hair, etc., used as a brush.
    • Peter dipped the whisk in lather and applied it to his face, so he could start shaving.
  4. A small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle.
    • I used a whisk to sweep the counter, then a push-broom for the floor.
  5. A plane used by coopers for evening chines.
  6. A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress.
  7. obsoleteuncountableThe card game whist.
verb
  1. transitiveTo move something with quick light sweeping motions.
    • Vernon whisked the sawdust from his workbench.
  2. transitiveIn cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream.
    • The chef prepared to whisk the egg whites for the angel's food cake.
  3. transitiveTo move something rapidly and with no warning.
    • The governess whisked the children from the room before they could see their presents.
  4. intransitiveTo move lightly and nimbly.
    • The children whisked down the road to the fair, laughing and chattering as they went.
  5. transitiveTo move whiskers.