c 3 a 1 r 1 a 1 v 4 a 1 n 1 s 1 a 1 r 1 y 4
11 letters · 19 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
originAnglicization of caravanserai, influenced by -ary, -ery (suffix denoting ‘place of’), as if meaning “place of caravans” by reanalysis as caravan + -s- (interfix) + -ary, -ery. Cognates * German Karawanserei
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- caravans 13
- carvy 13
- caravan 12
- cavy 12
- canary 11
- canvas 11
- casava 11
- scarry 11
- anasarca 10
- carny 10
- carry 10
- cavas 10