Is “Whelm” a Scrabble word?
Yes
WHELM
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary
Valid in these dictionaries
SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Meaning of Whelm
/wɛlm/
noun
1.A surge of water.
“the whelm of the tide”
verb
1.To bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge.
2.To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it.
3.To ruin or destroy.
Synonyms: overwhelm, whemmel, whemmel