Definition of writhes

"writhes" in the verb sense

1. writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist

to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling

"The prisoner writhed in discomfort"

"The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

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Quotations for writhes

So writhes the mind remorse hath riven. [ Byron ]

Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again,
The eternal years of God are hers;
But error, wounded, writhes with pain,
And dies among his worshippers. [ W. C. Bryant ]

writhes in Scrabble®

The word writhes is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters writhes:

WITHERS
(102 = 52 + 50)
WRITHES
(102 = 52 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

withers, writhes

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word writhes

WRITHES
(102 = 52 + 50)
WRITHES
(101 = 51 + 50)
WRITHES
(101 = 51 + 50)
WRITHES
(92 = 42 + 50)
WRITHES
(92 = 42 + 50)
WRITHES
(92 = 42 + 50)
WRITHES
(92 = 42 + 50)
WRITHES
(92 = 42 + 50)
WRITHES
(92 = 42 + 50)
WRITHES
(92 = 42 + 50)
WRITHES
(89 = 39 + 50)
WRITHES
(86 = 36 + 50)
WRITHES
(86 = 36 + 50)
WRITHES
(84 = 34 + 50)
WRITHES
(84 = 34 + 50)
WRITHES
(84 = 34 + 50)
WRITHES
(80 = 30 + 50)
WRITHES
(80 = 30 + 50)
WRITHES
(80 = 30 + 50)
WRITHES
(79 = 29 + 50)
WRITHES
(78 = 28 + 50)
WRITHES
(78 = 28 + 50)
WRITHES
(78 = 28 + 50)
WRITHES
(78 = 28 + 50)
WRITHES
(78 = 28 + 50)
WRITHES
(76 = 26 + 50)
WRITHES
(76 = 26 + 50)
WRITHES
(76 = 26 + 50)
WRITHES
(76 = 26 + 50)
WRITHES
(76 = 26 + 50)
WRITHES
(72 = 22 + 50)
WRITHES
(71 = 21 + 50)
WRITHES
(69 = 19 + 50)
WRITHES
(68 = 18 + 50)
WRITHES
(67 = 17 + 50)
WRITHES
(67 = 17 + 50)
WRITHES
(65 = 15 + 50)
WRITHES
(65 = 15 + 50)
WRITHES
(65 = 15 + 50)
WRITHES
(65 = 15 + 50)
WRITHES
(65 = 15 + 50)
WRITHES
(64 = 14 + 50)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In writhes

WITHERS
(102 = 52 + 50)
WRITHES
(102 = 52 + 50)
WRITHES
(101 = 51 + 50)
WITHERS
(101 = 51 + 50)
WRITHES
(101 = 51 + 50)
WITHERS
(101 = 51 + 50)
WITHERS
(101 = 51 + 50)
WRITHES
(92 = 42 + 50)
WITHERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
WRITHES
(92 = 42 + 50)
WITHERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
WRITHES
(92 = 42 + 50)
WRITHES
(92 = 42 + 50)
WITHERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
WRITHES
(92 = 42 + 50)
WITHERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
WITHERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
WRITHES
(92 = 42 + 50)
WRITHES
(92 = 42 + 50)
WRITHES
(89 = 39 + 50)
WITHERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
WITHERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
WRITHES
(86 = 36 + 50)
WRITHES
(86 = 36 + 50)
WITHERS
(84 = 34 + 50)
WRITHES
(84 = 34 + 50)
WITHERS
(84 = 34 + 50)
WRITHES
(84 = 34 + 50)
WRITHES
(84 = 34 + 50)
WITHERS
(80 = 30 + 50)
WITHERS
(80 = 30 + 50)
WRITHES
(80 = 30 + 50)
WITHERS
(80 = 30 + 50)
WITHERS
(80 = 30 + 50)
WITHERS
(80 = 30 + 50)
WRITHES
(80 = 30 + 50)
WRITHES
(80 = 30 + 50)
WRITHES
(79 = 29 + 50)
WITHERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
WRITHES
(78 = 28 + 50)
WITHERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
WRITHES
(78 = 28 + 50)
WITHERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
WITHERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
WRITHES
(78 = 28 + 50)
WRITHES
(78 = 28 + 50)
WITHERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
WRITHES
(78 = 28 + 50)
WITHERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
WITHERS
(76 = 26 + 50)
WRITHES
(76 = 26 + 50)
WRITHES
(76 = 26 + 50)
WITHERS
(76 = 26 + 50)
WRITHES
(76 = 26 + 50)
WRITHES
(76 = 26 + 50)
WITHERS
(76 = 26 + 50)
WITHERS
(76 = 26 + 50)
WRITHES
(76 = 26 + 50)
WITHERS
(76 = 26 + 50)
WITHERS
(73 = 23 + 50)
WRITHES
(72 = 22 + 50)
WRITHES
(71 = 21 + 50)
WITHERS
(71 = 21 + 50)
WITHERS
(69 = 19 + 50)
WRITHES
(69 = 19 + 50)
WITHERS
(69 = 19 + 50)
WITHERS
(68 = 18 + 50)
WITHERS
(68 = 18 + 50)
WITHERS
(68 = 18 + 50)
WRITHES
(68 = 18 + 50)
WITHERS
(67 = 17 + 50)
WRITHES
(67 = 17 + 50)
WRITHES
(67 = 17 + 50)
WITHERS
(67 = 17 + 50)
WITHERS
(67 = 17 + 50)
WRITHES
(65 = 15 + 50)
WRITHES
(65 = 15 + 50)
WITHERS
(65 = 15 + 50)
WRITHES
(65 = 15 + 50)
WITHERS
(65 = 15 + 50)
WRITHES
(65 = 15 + 50)
WITHERS
(65 = 15 + 50)
WRITHES
(65 = 15 + 50)
WRITHES
(64 = 14 + 50)
WISHER
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WRITHE
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WHITE
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SHREW
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THEIRS
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(33)
WISE
(33)
WIRE
(33)
WHITS
(33)
RESH
(33)
WEIR
(33)
WITS
(33)

writhes in Words With Friends™

The word writhes is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters writhes:

WITHERS
(101 = 66 + 35)
WRITHES
(101 = 66 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

withers, writhes

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word writhes

WRITHES
(101 = 66 + 35)
WRITHES
(95 = 60 + 35)
WRITHES
(95 = 60 + 35)
WRITHES
(83 = 48 + 35)
WRITHES
(83 = 48 + 35)
WRITHES
(83 = 48 + 35)
WRITHES
(83 = 48 + 35)
WRITHES
(83 = 48 + 35)
WRITHES
(77 = 42 + 35)
WRITHES
(77 = 42 + 35)
WRITHES
(77 = 42 + 35)
WRITHES
(77 = 42 + 35)
WRITHES
(77 = 42 + 35)
WRITHES
(75 = 40 + 35)
WRITHES
(71 = 36 + 35)
WRITHES
(67 = 32 + 35)
WRITHES
(65 = 30 + 35)
WRITHES
(63 = 28 + 35)
WRITHES
(63 = 28 + 35)
WRITHES
(63 = 28 + 35)
WRITHES
(63 = 28 + 35)
WRITHES
(61 = 26 + 35)
WRITHES
(61 = 26 + 35)
WRITHES
(61 = 26 + 35)
WRITHES
(61 = 26 + 35)
WRITHES
(61 = 26 + 35)
WRITHES
(59 = 24 + 35)
WRITHES
(59 = 24 + 35)
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(59 = 24 + 35)
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(59 = 24 + 35)
WRITHES
(59 = 24 + 35)
WRITHES
(59 = 24 + 35)
WRITHES
(59 = 24 + 35)
WRITHES
(58 = 23 + 35)
WRITHES
(55 = 20 + 35)
WRITHES
(55 = 20 + 35)
WRITHES
(54 = 19 + 35)
WRITHES
(53 = 18 + 35)
WRITHES
(52 = 17 + 35)
WRITHES
(52 = 17 + 35)
WRITHES
(51 = 16 + 35)
WRITHES
(51 = 16 + 35)
WRITHES
(51 = 16 + 35)
WRITHES
(51 = 16 + 35)
WRITHES
(50 = 15 + 35)
WRITHES
(50 = 15 + 35)
WRITHES
(49 = 14 + 35)
WRITHES
(49 = 14 + 35)
WRITHES
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WRITHES
(49 = 14 + 35)
WRITHES
(49 = 14 + 35)
WRITHES
(49 = 14 + 35)
WRITHES
(49 = 14 + 35)
WRITHES
(48 = 13 + 35)
WRITHES
(48 = 13 + 35)
WRITHES
(48 = 13 + 35)
WRITHES
(48 = 13 + 35)
WRITHES
(47 = 12 + 35)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In writhes

WITHERS
(101 = 66 + 35)
WRITHES
(101 = 66 + 35)
WITHERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
WRITHES
(95 = 60 + 35)
WITHERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
WITHERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
WRITHES
(95 = 60 + 35)
WITHERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
WITHERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
WRITHES
(83 = 48 + 35)
WITHERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
WRITHES
(83 = 48 + 35)
WRITHES
(83 = 48 + 35)
WITHERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
WITHERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
WRITHES
(83 = 48 + 35)
WITHERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
WRITHES
(83 = 48 + 35)
WITHERS
(77 = 42 + 35)
WRITHES
(77 = 42 + 35)
WRITHES
(77 = 42 + 35)
WRITHES
(77 = 42 + 35)
WRITHES
(77 = 42 + 35)
WRITHES
(77 = 42 + 35)
WITHERS
(77 = 42 + 35)
WITHERS
(77 = 42 + 35)
WITHERS
(75 = 40 + 35)
WRITHES
(75 = 40 + 35)
WRITHES
(71 = 36 + 35)
WITHERS
(67 = 32 + 35)
WRITHES
(67 = 32 + 35)
WRITHES
(65 = 30 + 35)
WHITES
(63)
WRITHES
(63 = 28 + 35)
WITHERS
(63 = 28 + 35)
WITHERS
(63 = 28 + 35)
WISHER
(63)
WITHERS
(63 = 28 + 35)
WRITHE
(63)
WITHERS
(63 = 28 + 35)
WHITER
(63)
WITHER
(63)
WRITHES
(63 = 28 + 35)
WITHERS
(63 = 28 + 35)
WRITHES
(63 = 28 + 35)
WRITHES
(63 = 28 + 35)
WRITHES
(61 = 26 + 35)
WRITHES
(61 = 26 + 35)
WITHERS
(61 = 26 + 35)
WITHERS
(61 = 26 + 35)
WRITHES
(61 = 26 + 35)
WITHERS
(61 = 26 + 35)
WRITHES
(61 = 26 + 35)
WRITHES
(61 = 26 + 35)
WITHERS
(61 = 26 + 35)
WITHERS
(61 = 26 + 35)
WITHERS
(59 = 24 + 35)
WRITHES
(59 = 24 + 35)
WRITHES
(59 = 24 + 35)
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(59 = 24 + 35)
WRITHES
(59 = 24 + 35)
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(59 = 24 + 35)
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(59 = 24 + 35)
WITHERS
(59 = 24 + 35)
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(59 = 24 + 35)
WITHERS
(59 = 24 + 35)
WITHERS
(59 = 24 + 35)
WITHERS
(59 = 24 + 35)
WITHERS
(59 = 24 + 35)
WRITHES
(58 = 23 + 35)
WHITES
(57)
WRITES
(57)
WISHER
(57)
WRIEST
(57)
WISHER
(57)
WRITHE
(57)
WHITER
(57)
WITHERS
(57 = 22 + 35)
WITHER
(57)
WITHER
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WITHERS
(56 = 21 + 35)
WRITHES
(55 = 20 + 35)
WRITHES
(55 = 20 + 35)
THREW
(54)
SHREW
(54)
WITHERS
(54 = 19 + 35)
WHITE
(54)
WHIRS
(54)
WHETS
(54)
WHITS
(54)
WRITHES
(54 = 19 + 35)
WRITHES
(53 = 18 + 35)
WITHERS
(53 = 18 + 35)
WITHERS
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WRITHES
(52 = 17 + 35)
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WRITHES
(51 = 16 + 35)
WRITHES
(51 = 16 + 35)
WHITER
(51)
WHET
(51)
WRITES
(51)
WISH
(51)
WRITHES
(51 = 16 + 35)
WRITHE
(51)
WRIEST
(51)
WITH
(51)
WISHER
(51)
WRITHES
(51 = 16 + 35)
WHITES
(51)
WITHERS
(51 = 16 + 35)
WITHERS
(51 = 16 + 35)
WITHERS
(51 = 16 + 35)
WITHERS
(51 = 16 + 35)
WITHERS
(51 = 16 + 35)
WHIR
(51)
SHEW
(51)
WITHERS
(51 = 16 + 35)
WITHER
(51)
WITHERS
(50 = 15 + 35)
WRITHES
(50 = 15 + 35)
WITHERS
(50 = 15 + 35)
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(49 = 14 + 35)
WITHERS
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(49 = 14 + 35)
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(49 = 14 + 35)
WRITHES
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WITHERS
(49 = 14 + 35)
WITHERS
(49 = 14 + 35)
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(49 = 14 + 35)
WRITHES
(49 = 14 + 35)
WHIRS
(48)
WRITHES
(48 = 13 + 35)
WREST
(48)
WHETS
(48)
WITHERS
(48 = 13 + 35)
THREW
(48)
WRITHES
(48 = 13 + 35)
WISER
(48)
WITHERS
(48 = 13 + 35)
WRIST
(48)
SHREW
(48)
WRITHES
(48 = 13 + 35)
WHITE
(48)
WHITS
(48)
WRITE
(48)
WRITHES
(48 = 13 + 35)
WITHERS
(48 = 13 + 35)
WIRES
(48)
WEIRS
(48)
WRITS
(48)
STREW
(48)
WITHERS
(48 = 13 + 35)
WRITHES
(47 = 12 + 35)
WITHERS
(47 = 12 + 35)
WEIR
(45)
STEW
(45)
HEWS
(45)
WRITHE
(45)
WRIT
(45)
WISH
(45)
WHITER
(45)
WISE
(45)
WIRE
(45)
WITH
(45)
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(45)
WHITES
(45)
WIST
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WEST
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WITS
(45)
WRITHE
(44)
WRITHE
(44)
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WITHER
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(44)
WHITER
(44)
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(44)
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THEIRS
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WHITE
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SHREW
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Words containing the sequence writhes

Words that start with writhes (1 word)

Words with writhes in them (1 word)

Words that end with writhes (1 word)

Word Growth involving writhes

Shorter words in writhes

he hes

he the writhe

it writ writhe

Longer words containing writhes

(No longer words found)