where
Meanings
Plural: wheres
Adv
- In, at or to what place.
- In what situation.
- In, at or to the place (that) or a place (that).
- In, at or to any place (that); wherever; anywhere.
- In, at or to which.
- The place in, at or to which.
- A situation or case in which.
- In a/the situation, position, case, etc. in which.
Conj
- While on the contrary; although; whereas.
- That.
Pron
- What place.
Noun
- The place in which something happens.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English wher, from Old English hwǣr (“where”, literally “at what place”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwār, from Proto-Germanic *hwar (“where”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷo- (interrogative pronoun).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
where is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordwhere is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
where is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
where is a valid Words With Friends word