Is Whodunit a Real Word

noun Informal. a narrative dealing with a murder or a series of murders and the detection of the criminal; detective story. Also especially British, who·dun·nit .

Is it who done it or whodunit?

A whodunit or whodunnit (a colloquial elision of “Who [has] done it?”) is a complex, plot-driven variety of a detective story in which the puzzle regarding who committed the crime is the main focus.

How do you use whodunit in a sentence?

  1. This is an excellent story, a super mystery, a jolly good whodunit . …
  2. Actors will act out scenes from a crime followed by a workshop where kids can super sleuth to find out whodunit ?
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