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Is windmill a Scrabble word?

Yes, windmill is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 14 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of windmill?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (colloquial, proscribed) A wind turbine, a device for converting wind power into electricity.Examples: "“I never understood wind. You know, I know windmills very much. They’re noisy. They kill the birds. You want to see a bird graveyard? Go under a windmill someday. You’ll see more birds than you’ve ever seen in your life.”"; "“The other thing I say to Europe: we’ve – we will not allow a windmill to be built in the United States. They’re killing us. They’re killing the beauty of our scenery.”"colloquialproscribed

2. (basketball) A dunk where the dunker swings his arm in a circular motion before throwing the ball through the hoop.

3. (baseball) A pitch where the pitcher swings his arm in a circular motion before throwing the ball.

4. (music) A guitar move where the strumming hand mimics a turning windmill.

5. (dance) A breakdancing move in which the dancer rolls his/her torso continuously in a circular path on the floor, across the upper chest, shoulders and back, while twirling the legs in a V shape in the air.

6. (juggling) The false shower.

verb (English)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To rotate with a sweeping motion.Examples: "She ran down the hill, windmilling her arms with glee."; "The main thing now was to find the steering wheel. At first, Billy windmilled his arms, hoping to find it by luck."; "True to her word, her hips windmilled in a frenzy."intransitivetransitive

2. (intransitive, of a rotating part of a machine) To (become disengaged and) rotate freely.Examples: "The axle broke and the wheel windmilled in place briefly before careening through the wall."intransitive

3. (intransitive, of a rotating part of a machine) To (become disengaged and) rotate freely.Examples: "The stern dropped just as the captain began to get his control room crew to react to orders again. His head struck an instrument console. What slim hopes his crew had died with him. The Politovskiy was falling backwards, her propeller windmilling the wrong way as she slid to the bottom of the sea."; "When he went to switch on his rotary engine again, the Le Rhone refused to pick up. Nothing happened! The propeller simply windmilled in the slip stream. Garros knew immediately what was wrong and cursed himself for his imbecility."; "The propeller windmilled in front of them. Creede tried to start the engine. It growled like something angry, died away. "We're ... gonna have to ... ride this thing ... to the ground.""intransitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "windmill"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "windmill"?

Scrabble
14 points
W4
I1
N1
D2
M3
I1
L1
L1
Words With Friends
18 points
W4
I1
N2
D2
M4
I1
L2
L2

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