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"whenever" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often anytime (7 letters).
Definitions
At any time that, or every time that.
Word origin
From Middle English whan evere, whanne ever, whanne evere, whener, when ever; equivalent to when + ever.
Used in a sentence
“Visit whenever you want to.”
“Tomorrow I'll get up whenever the sun rises.”
“Whenever he has a pair of aces, his eyelids twitch.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“At whatever time”8 letters
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