Is “Whistle” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
WHISTLE
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Unavailable

Meaning of Whistle

/wɪsl̩/

noun
  1. 1.A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound.

  2. 2.An act of whistling.

  3. 3.A shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling.

verb
  1. 1.To make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound, restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and lips.

    Never whistle at a funeral.

  2. 2.To make a similar sound by forcing air through a musical instrument or a pipe etc.

    The stream train whistled as it passed by.

  3. 3.To move in such a way as to create a whistling sound.

    A bullet whistled past.