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   Whi·lom

   /ˈ(h)wīləm/

   

   adverb

   • 1. formerly; in the past: "the wistful eyes which whilom glanced down upon the fields"

   adjective

   • 1. former; erstwhile: "a whilom circus acrobat"

   Word Origin Old Englishhwīlum ‘at times’, dative plural of hwīl (see while).

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • W

     4

   • H

     4

   • I

     1

   • L

     1

   • O

     1

   • M

     3

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