While

Definition: While

While

Noun

1. A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "while" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Note: While \While\, preposition Until; till. [Obsolete or Prov. Eng. & Scottish]. (references)

Computing

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: While

Time

Intermediate time, while, interim, interval, pendency; intervention, intermission, intermittence, interregnum, interlude; respite.

Crosswords: While

And all the while, I thought, 'Lestat, you deserve your vengeance (Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles; writing credit: Anne Rice)

See that the back door and the front door are locked while I slip into my hunchback disguise (The Pink Panther Strikes Again; writing credit: Blake Edwards and Frank Waldman.)

You know, while you were playing that just now, I had the craziest fantasy that I could rise up and float right down the end of this coronet, right through here, through these vales, right along this tube, and right up against your lips and give you a kiss (The Jerk; writing credit: Carl Reiner, written by Steve Martin and Carl Gottlieb.)

Perhaps the idea of becoming someone else for a little while. Being inside another skin--Thinking differently, moving differently, feeling differently (Being John Malkovich; writing credit: Charlie Kaufman)

Peter once asked me, when it was that I fell in love with Jack, and I told him, it was while you were sleeping (While You Were Sleeping; writing credit: Daniel G. Sullivan; Fredric LeBow)

To the memories we made, while you loved me (While You Loved Me; performing artist: Rascal Flatts)

Let me have a look inside these eyes while I'm learning (Trouble Me; performing artist: 10,000 Maniacs)

EVERYONCE IN A WHILE I'LL BREAK OUT THE BACKYARD TO ROAM (Come Back In One Piece; performing artist: Aaliyah)

Watch you smile while you are sleeping (I Don't Want To Miss A Thing; performing artist: AEROSMITH)

A thousand eyes will smolder with jealousy while you are just flying past (32 Flavors; performing artist: Alana Davis)

On a Sera's hairdryer: "Do not use while sleeping. (references; author: unknown)

A woman never shot a man while he was doing dishes. (references; author: unknown)

While in ER, she was examined, X-rated, and sent home. (references; author: unknown)

While men talk of killing time, slowly time kills men. (references; author: unknown)

Life is what you have while you are waiting to have one. (references; author: unknown)

While we were walking, we were watching window washers wash Washington's windows with warm washing water. (references; author: unknown)

While the Cat's Away (1972)

Hold Me While I'm Naked (1966)

Sat'day While Sunday (1966)

Weasel While You Work (1958)

While the City Sleeps (1956)

While You Loved Me (performing artist: Rascal Flatts)

While You See A Chance (performing artist: Steve Winwood)

Once In A While (performing artist: The Chimes)

In A Little While (performing artist: Uncle Kracker)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Drip Irrigation for Every Landscape and All Climates: Helping Your Garden Flourish, While Conserving Water! (reference)

• The Travelers' Guide to Asian Customs & Manners: How to Converse, Dine, Tip, Drive, Bargain, Dress, Make Friends, and Conduct Business While in Asia (reference)

• Eat Well, Lose Weight While Breastfeeding: Complete Nutrition Book for Nursing Mothers, Including a Healthy Guide to Weight Loss Your Doctor Promise (reference)

• While Mrs. Coverlet Was Away (Lost Treasures, 10) (reference)

• Driving While Black: Coverup (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• While You Were Sleeping (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Take It While It's Hot (reference)

• While You Weren't Looking (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Nikon Coolpix 950 Limited Ed Dig Cam 2.11 Megapixel While Supplies Last (reference)

• ViewSonic 17IN/16.0V 27MM 1280X1024 65Hz 447Zi Nokia While Supply Lasts (reference)

• Catch-A-Call While Online (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

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Seen are two young girls with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) with a medical technician who is taking a blood sample from one of the girls while the other one looks on. The girls have undergone chemotherapy. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).

Pictured is a family group of a father, mother and eight children around a piano. One of the younger women is playing the piano and the others are following the music and singing. They raise their hands while singing. It appears to be a family room home setting. These people are a Mormon family. They are presently being studied for their low cancer death rate. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

The compound microscope on the right is used to identify mounted specimens, while the stereoscopic microscope, along with chemicals on the left is used to observe living larvae captured from the field. Credit: CDC.

Chagas Disease is caused by the parasitic protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi and is transmitted while the insect vector from the family Reduviidae, subfamily Triatominae, is blood-feeding on a human host. Credit: CDC.

"Orrery" (movie) by Marijke van Gans. Watch Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars orbit the Sun, while the Moon orbits Earth. From inside DPGraph, click on Edit for more information.

"Traveling Wave 1" (movie) by Сергей Бирюков (Sergei Biryukov). In this movie, and in "Traveling Wave 2", you can use DPGraph's scrollbar to vary the parameters A, B, C, and D, to alter the movie while it is running.

While hunting for volcanic plumes on Io, the Hubble telescope captured these images of the ... Credit: NASA.

Overhead view of Hurricane Andrew on 25 August 1992 at 20:20 UT.The cloud data are from GOES-7 (Geostationary OperationalEnvironmental Satellite), while the vegetation is derived from AVHRR(Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometers). Credit: NASA.

Full view of the Earth, taken byGOES-8(Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) on 2 September 1994at 18:00 UT. The red and green channels represent visible data, while theblue channel represents inverted 11 micron infrared data.The north and south poles were were not actually observed by GOES-8. Toproduce this image, poles were taken from a GOES-7 image. Credit: NASA.

Once a vast carpet of healthy vegetation, the Amazon rain forest is changing rapidly. This image of Bolivia shows dramatic deforestation in the Amazon Basin. Loggers have cut long paths into the forest, while ranchers have cleared large blocks for their herds. Fanning out from these clear-cut areas are settlements built in radial arrangements of fields and farms. Healthy vegetation appears bright red in this image. Credit: NASA.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

If one who has borrowed from the Jews any sum, great or small, die before that loan be repaid, the debt shall not bear interest while the heir is under age, of whomsoever he may hold; and if the debt fall into our hands, we will not take anything except the principal sum contained in the bond. (reference)

Hereafter, seed-time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night, shall not cease while the earth remaineth. (Second Treatise of Government)

Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. (reference)

In bourgeois society capital is independent and has individuality, while the living person is dependent and has no individuality. (reference)

A Delegate may by notice in writing addressed to the President appoint one of his advisers to act as his deputy, and the adviser, while so acting, shall be allowed to speak and vote. (reference)

Now, while still pursuing the method of realizing our overall strategic concept, I come to the crux of what I have traveled here to say. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

In each of these cases, the defendant, while in police custody, was questioned by police officers, detectives, or a prosecuting attorney in a room in which he was cut off from the outside world. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

It rained dreadfully hard for half an hour while we were at breakfast

But it scarcely seemed worth while to step forward and pick it up, as the man would be back again in a moment

It was strange, too, that while Scrooge remained unaltered in his outward form, the Ghost grew older, clearly older

Once in a great while, the thoughts, that had seemed so vital and so active, yet had been put to rest so quietly, revived again

Fauchelevent had seen this mere artisan grow rich, while he himself, a professional man, had been going to ruin

I can enjoy her while she 's kind; But when she dances in the wind, And shakes the wings and will not stay, I puff the prostitute away

Then Brother Michael went away and after a while the fellow out of third of grammar turned in towards the wall and fell asleep

While we reason here A royal battle might be won and lost

He flushed the toilet and watched thoughtfully while the water whirled in the bowl

Another day Glumdalclitch left me on a smooth grass plot to divert myself while she walked at some distance with her governess

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Lean forward while exercising. (references)

A dog or cat may swallow a flea while grooming. (references)

You can do it at night, mainly while you sleep. (references)

Business

Do not be overly aggressive while negotiating. (references)

Televisa has four national networks while Azteca has two. (references)

ABB handled the power plants while Dart drilled the gas wells. (references)

Children

Iceland

Access to new buildings tends to be good, while efforts to make old buildings more accessible have lagged. (references)

Ghana

The Ghana Education Service ordered the headmistress on ordered leave while it conducted an investigation. (references)

Uganda

While defilement carries a maximum sentence of death, that punishment never has been meted out to a convicted rapist. (references)

Civil Liberties

China

They reported being beaten while in custody. (references)

Congo

The Archbishop died of a heart attack the following month while in Rome. (references)

Bangladesh

He alleged that he was tortured while in police custody after the arrest. (references)

Discrimination

Brazil

In February a court sentenced two alleged gang members to 21 years in prison, while a third suspect received a lighter sentence. (references)

Romania

The Senate and the Chamber of Deputies passed the ordinance during the year, but the Chamber amended it to exclude sexual orientation as a basis for discrimination, while the Senate passed it unchanged. (references)

Cyprus

While each community generally respects such laws, significant problems remained concerning the treatment of the Greek Cypriots and Maronites living in the north and, to a lesser extent, with the treatment of Turkish Cypriots living in the government-controlled area. (references)

Economic History

Angola

Summers are hot and dry, while winters are mild. (references)

Bahamas

Import tariffs, while high, are non-discriminatory. (references)

Botswana

The overall growth of the economy, while declining, continues. (references)

Human Rights

Guinea-Bissau

One soldier reportedly died while in detention. (references)

Iraq

The Ayatollah died while under house arrest in Al-Najaf. (references)

Colombia

Some perform administrative functions while in detention. (references)

Indigenous People

Ecuador

While at least 85 percent of all citizens claim some indigenous heritage, those who maintain their indigenous cultural identity and live in indigenous communities comprise between 15 and 20 percent of the total population. (references)

Japan

The Ainu continue to face societal discrimination while engaging in an uphill struggle against complete assimilation, although Ainu-language newspapers, radio programs, and academic programs studying Ainu culture have increased since 1997. In March the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) noted that the country "has not taken sufficient steps to address the issue of discriminatory treatment of Koreans and Ainu living in" the country. (references)

Minorities

Mexico

Finally, in a Puebla community, an Adventist pastor was threatened while proselytizing. (references)

Political Economy

GUATEMALA

While, enforcement of this requirement has been lax, compliance is increasing. (references)

Ghana

The NDC won 92 seats, while independent and small party candidates won eight seats. (references)

PAKISTAN

While Pakistan has enacted IPR laws covering most domains, enforcement remains weak. (references)

Political Rights

Mexico

While elections are open and generally fair, some abuses continued to occur. (references)

Cameroon

While alone inside a closed booth, citizens choose a ballot and seal it into an envelope. (references)

Slovenia

Of the 90 Members of Parliament, 13 are female, while 3 of 18 cabinet ministers are female. (references)

Trade

Italy

Merchandise deteriorated while in storage can be destroyed without payment of duty. (references)

Ireland

This approval allows the deferral of duty on goods while they are being worked on or stored. (references)

Pakistan

There are 44 banks operating in the country of which 25, are domestic, while 19 are foreign banks. (references)

Travel

Uruguay

Business breakfasts, while not unheard of, are not common. (references)

Ghana

Malaria prophylaxis is strongly recommended while in Ghana. (references)

Thailand

However, you may apply for an extension of stay while in Thailand. (references)

Women

Madagascar

However, a widow receives a pension, while a widower does not. (references)

Pakistan

While abusers may be charged with assault, cases rarely are filed. (references)

Mexico

Montero escaped from detention 10 years ago while on trial for 180 cases of rape. (references)

Worker Rights

Haiti

Workers were idled while the port remained closed for approximately 1 month. (references)

Honduras

While traffickers have been arrested, the Government has not prosecuted any cases. (references)

France

Trafficking victims may be granted temporary residency while they apply for asylum. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "while": a good while ♦ a great while ♦ a little while ♦ a little while ago ♦ a long while ♦ a long while ago ♦ a short while ♦ a while ♦ a while ago ♦ accident while travelling ♦ ad while ♦ after a while ♦ all the while ♦ alone for a while ♦ be silent for a while ♦ be worth while ♦ boil for a while ♦ Breathing while ♦ driving while drunken ♦ driving while intoxicated ♦ every once in a while ♦ feel cold for a while ♦ for a long while ♦ for a short while ♦ for a while ♦ hang around for a while ♦ hold for a while ♦ in a little while ♦ in a short while ♦ in a while ♦ it is worth your while to read it ♦ it's not worth my while ♦ listen while transmitting ♦ little while ♦ look for a while ♦ make hay while the sun shines ♦ once in a while ♦ Pain while chewing ♦ Pain while swallowing ♦ paternoster while ♦ quite a while ♦ rock a while ♦ romp around for a while ♦ short while ♦ stay with smb. for a while ♦ stop for a while ♦ strike while the iron is hot ♦ take a while ♦ the while ♦ wait a while ♦ warm oneself for a while ♦ watch for a while ♦ while as ♦ while away ♦ while hungry ♦ WHILE instruction ♦ while it is still day ♦ WHILE loop ♦ while one's hand is in ♦ while still ♦ while that ♦ while the going is good ♦ while the time away ♦ while you wait ♦ within a while ♦ worth one's while ♦ worth the while ♦ worth while. Additional references.

Beginning with "while": while-free, while-loop, while-loops, while-u-wait, while-wend, while-you-wait.

Ending with "while": once-in-a-while, worth-while.

Containing "while": driving-unconsciously-while-proving-a-theorem, listen-while-talking, logging-while-drilling, Mot-while-u-wait-garage, track-while-scan.

Afrikaans

vir (across from, against, during, for, in exchange for, in order to, opposed, opposed to, opposite, per, to, toward, towards, upon, whereas, whilst), tydens (during, for, whereas, whilst), terwyl (during, for, whereas, whilst), gedurende (during, for, whereas, whilst), tyd (time). (various references)

Albanian

tek (at, being an odd number, making up an odd number, odd, off, to, uneven, unto), ndonëse (although, as, tho', though, whereas), ndërsa (as, meantime, meanwhile, whereas, whiles, whilst), megjithëse (albeit, although, even though, in despite of, tho', though), kur (as, when), kohë (date, day, distance, hour, period, sand, season, term, time, weather, when), gjersa (during, for, till, until, whereas, whilst), gjatë (alone, along, by, down, during, for, in the course of, in the midst of, in the progress of, lengthwise, long, over, pending, through, throughout, whereas, whilst), duke (during, for, whereas, whilst), derisa (as far as, during, for, till, until, whereas, whilst). (various references)

Arabic 

‏في حين (whereas, whilst), ‏فترة (epoch, era, interval, period, phase, qualifying period, season, spell, stage, term, time), ‏ما دام (as long as), ‏مدة قصيرة, ‏مدة (duration, interval, period, term, time), ‏قطع الوقت, ‏و (and, with), ‏حتى ذلك الحين (till then), ‏حتى (even, over, pending, than, till, to, until, unto, whenever), ‏عندما (when), ‏على الرغم من (despite, for, in spite of, not, notwithstanding, that, with high hand), ‏ريثما (pending, till, until), ‏بينما (however, nevertheless, whilst), ‏برهة (breath, minute, moment). (various references)

Bulgarian 

убивам времето (while the time away), кратко време (whipstitch), време (date, day, length, occasion, tide, time, weather, when), момент (instant, minute, moment, occasion, sec, second, shake, trice, twinkling, whipstitch), макар и че, макар и (albeit, although, as), а (and, eh), прекарвам неусетно времето (wile), през времето когато, докато (against, as long as, so long as, till, until, when, whereas, whiles, whilst). (various references)

Catalan

temps (time). (various references)

Chinese 

際 (among, between, border, boundary, edge, fish-spear, interval, sharp), 當時 (at that time, then), 正在 (in the process of), 当 (When), 卻 (but, however, nevertheless, to decline, to go back, to retreat, yet), 中 (among, center, China, Chinese, during, hit, in, middle, within). (various references)

Croatian

dok. (various references)

Czech

zatímco (whereas, whilst), pøi, když (as, if, that, when), kdežto (whereas, whilst), doba (age, date, epoch, period, space, spell, term, tide, time, times), chvilka (bit, short while, tick), chvíle (minute, moment), aèkoli (albeit, although, as), èas (tense, term, tide, time). (various references)

Danish

imitlertid (during, for, whereas, whilst). (various references)

Dutch

terwijl (during, for, whilst), staande (during, for, whereas, whilst), gedurende (during, for, whereas, whilst). (various references)

Esperanto

tempo (time), dum (during, for, whereas, whilst). (various references)

Faeroese

um (about, beyond, by, concerning, during, for, if, on, past, provided that, straight past, upon, whereas, whilst), tíð (time), meðan (during, for, whereas, whilst), í (a, during, for, in, inside, into, on, per, whereas, whilst, within). (various references)

Farsi 

مادامیکه , هنگامیکه (As, Whenever), گذراندن (Fare, Outwear, Survive), حال انکه , تاموقعی که , سپری کردن (Survive), درحین , درصورتیکه (Provided). (various references)

Finnish

sill'aikaa kun, sillä aikaa kun, samalla kuin (at the same time as), niin kauan kuin (as long as), kun taas (whereas), kun sitä vastoin (whereas), jotavastoin (whereas), hetki (instant, moment), aikana (during, for, whereas, whilst), aika (age, day, hour, hours, moment, period, time). (various references)

French

tant que, tandis que (whereas, whilst), pendant que (whereas, whilst), pendant (whereas, whilst), durant (whereas, whilst). (various references)

French Canadian

lorsque. (various references)

Frisian

wylst (during, for, whereas, whilst), tiid (time). (various references)

Galician

mentres. (various references)

German

Weile (a while, spell), während (as, during, for, over, throughout, when, whereas, whilst). (various references)

Greek 

ενώ (unite, whereas, whiles, whilst). (various references)

Haitian Creole

pandan. (various references)

Hawaiian

kohë (time), gjersa (during, for, till, until, whereas, whilst), gjatë (during, for, long, whereas, whilst), duke (during, for, whereas, whilst), derisa (during, for, whereas, whilst). (various references)

Hebrew 

לעת (when), ואלו (whereas), שעה קלה (a short while), כאשר (as soon as, when, when in clauses), בשעה ש- (during, when), בעוד ש- (when, whereas, whilst), בעוד (after, in). (various references)

Hungarian

míg (as, as long as, during, for, so long as, till, until, whereas, whilst), mialatt (in, when, whilst). (various references)

Icelandic

tími (hour, o'clock, time), tíð (time), meðan (during, for, whereas, whilst). (various references)

Indonesian

semasa (during), selagi (as long as, during), sedangkan (meanwhile, whereas), sambil (avocation). (various references)

Irish

scaitheamh (spell), ar feadh (during, whilst), am (time). (various references)

Italian

mentre (as, as long as, meantime, meanwhile, moment, whereas, whilst), durante (during, for, in, over, pending, through, whereas, whilst), tempo (day, period, season, stage, tempo, tense, time, weather). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

傍ら (beside, nearby). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ながら (all, although, both, during, notwithstanding, though, while doing), きない (during a period, inside a plane, territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule, the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto), そば (beside, besides, close, near, proximity, soba, vicinity), どうじに (coincident with, on the other hand), つつ (though), かたわら (beside, nearby), あいだに (during), わき (besides, harmonious atmosphere, side), ところが (even if, however). (various references)

Manx

tra (when), tammylt (space, span, spell, time, way, way distance), gresh (space, space of time), chouds (as long as), choud (long). (various references)

Norwegian

tid (time). (various references)

Papiamen

tempu (time, weather), tempo (time), miéntras (during, for, whereas, whilst), durante (during, for, whereas, whilst). (various references)

Pig Latin

ilewhay.(various references)

Polish

podczas (during, for, whereas, whilst), gdy (as, during, for, when, whereas, whilst), czas (time). (various references)

Portuguese

durante (during, for, in, long, over, pending, per, under, whilst), tempo (hour, period, season, tempo, tense, time, weather), enquanto (as, for, for as much as, inasmuch, insofar, qua, whiles, whilst). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

enquanto. (various references)

Romanian

în timp ce (and, as, during, for, when, whereas, whilst). (various references)

Russian 

пока (as long as, as yet, bye, bye bye, bye-bye, cheerio, during, for, for the time being, pro tempore, so far, so long as, till, until the time at which, whereas, whiles, whilst). (various references)

Scottish

ré (duration of time, during, for, lifetime;, nf.ind. the moon, season, space of time, the moon, time, whereas, whilst), am (and precedes verbs, b, f, f unasp., m, my, that, the, time), ùine (season, time). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

period (age, period, time), neko vreme (awhile), iako (albeit, although, notwithstanding, though, whiles), dokle (until, whiles), dok (as, dock, until, whiles, whilst). (various references)

Spanish

mientras (as, meantime, meanwhile, whereas, whilst), tiempo (cyclone, movement, part, period, quarter, tense, term, time, tour, weather). (various references)

Sranan

ten (time), di (during, for, whereas, whilst). (various references)

Swahili

wakati (time), nafasi (room, time). (various references)

Swedish

stund (moment, time), under det att, tid (age, day, days, epoch, period, season, space, span, term, time). (various references)

Tagalog

sandalî (minute, time), panahón (time, weather), habang. (various references)

Turkish

zaman (bout, cycle, date, day, father time, hour, sands, season, tense, time, when, whilst), vakit (father time, hour, season, time, when), süre (bout, continuance, duration, interval, length, notice, period, respite, run, screen time, space, span, stretch, term, time), iken (as, during, in the meantime, in the meanwhile, meantime, meanwhile, when). (various references)

Turkmen 

onyanзa (for the time being). (various references)

Ukrainian

у той час, як (as, whilst), хоч (albeit, although, as, notwithstanding, though, whereas, whilst), час (date, hour, tense, time), тоді як (whereas, whilst), коротати (wear), коли (as, if, in case, now, when, whilst), відволікатися, а також (whilst), проміжок часу (interim, meantime), поки (so far, so long as, whilst), доки (whilst), до того ж (also, besides, over and above, whilst), до (against, as far as, at, before, by, down, ere, for, into, near, of, on, or, previous to, previously to, prior to, till, to, to the, toward, towards, until, unto). (various references)

Vietnamese 

lúc (instant, sitting, when), lát bõ công, chốc (shake, shaken), đáng làm. (various references)

Welsh

wrth (as, at, because, beside, by, during, for, how, like, near to, next to, since, such a, such as, to, what a, whereas, whilst, with), tra (over, very), talm (number, quantity, space), pryd (aspect, complexion, form, meal, season, since, time, when), plwc (pluck, space), ennyd (moment), encyd (space), amser (tempo, tense, time), adeg (occasion, opportunity, time). (various references)

Yucatec

tyempo (time), k'iin (day, sun, time). (various references)

Zulu

isikhathi (time). (various references)

ne. (various references)

dum. (various references)

hwil. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "while": whiled, whiles. (additional references)

Words ending with "while": awhile, erewhile, erstwhile, meanwhile, otherwhile, worthwhile. (additional references)

Words containing "while": betweenwhiles, erewhiles, meanwhiles, otherwhiles, worthwhileness, worthwhilenesses. (additional references)

Misspellings

"While" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: phile, rhile, thile, waile, wailea, waileo, weile, whabe, whail, whalei, whalt, whele, whelg, whelle, whelse, whhale, whie, whieh, whige, whil, whiler, whiley, whill, whilr, whilt, whime, whipe, whire, whirle, whirli, Whirlo, whise, whisle, whive, whize, wholey, wholt, Whyld, whyle, wilen, wilge, wille, wrile. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: elhi, heil, lwei, wile.

-2 letters: hew, hie, lei, lie.

-3 letters: eh, el, he, hi, li, we.

+1 letter: awhile, whiled, whiles.

+2 letters: wheelie, whiffle, whirled, whirler, whistle, whitely, whittle.

+3 letters: clerihew, erewhile, hawklike, pinwheel, welching, welshing, wheelies, wheeling, wheezily, whelkier, whelming, whelping, wheylike, whiffled, whiffler, whiffles, whimbrel, whiplike, whirlers, whirlier, whirlies, whistled, whistler, whistles, whitefly, whittled, whittler, whittles, wishless, withheld.

+4 letters: behowling, clerihews, dishtowel, erewhiles, erstwhile, flyweight, lintwhite, lowlihead, meanwhile, pinwheels, shrewlike, swellfish, wealthier, wealthily, weighable, weightily, whalelike, wheedling, wheelings, wheepling, whelkiest, whifflers, whimbrels, whirliest, whistlers, whitetail, whitewall, whittlers, witchlike, yellowish.