To mark the end of the first week of our windiest month, this Scrabble post features playable wind-related words. If your rack contains the right letters, spelling these words will be a breeze.
- bayamo: a strong wind found in Cuba
- bhut: a warm, dry wind in India (also bhoot)
- bise: a cold, dry wind, found especially blowing from the northeast in Switzerland (also bize)
- blaw: to blow
- bleb: a blister (an extremely intense or severe wind)
- bora: a cold wind in lowland regions
- brr: used to indicate feeling cold (also brrr)
- bura: a violent Eurasian windstorm (also buran)
- chinook: a warm wind that flows off the east side of the Rockies; or a type of Pacific Northwest salmon named after the Chinook people)
- fon: a warm dry wind that blows down off some mountains (also fohn and foehn)
Next Up
Wordplay Day! To prepare for class, revisit the Dictionary and World Builder pages on the Scrabble website. Also review the posts on my blog devoted to Scrabble tips, including this one.
Jane Lucas 