6 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
noun a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen
originEtymology tree English bean Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y ▲ Scots -ieinflu. English -ie English beanie From bean (“the head”) + -ie (diminutive suffix).
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