whiston

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points: 13
Words With Friends: 13
Letters: 7

Pronunciation

/ˈwɪs.tən/

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/ˈwɪs.tən/ · /ˈʍɪs.tən/

Definition of whiston

6 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

(countable, uncountable)A large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4791).

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name

(countable, uncountable)A large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4791).
(countable, uncountable)A small village in South Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8460).
(countable, uncountable)A small village in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8914).
(countable, uncountable)A village in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK0347).
(countable, uncountable)A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4590).
(countable, uncountable)A habitational surname from Old English.

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Etymology

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Various origins: * The villages in Merseyside and South Yorkshire are named from Old English hwīt (“white”) + stān (“stone”). * The villages in Staffordshire are named from the unattested Old English personal name *Witi + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Northamptonshire is probably named from Old English Hwiċċe (“a local tribe”) + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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