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7 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
originPIE word *dwóh₁ First attested 1523, from Late Latin dilemma, from Ancient Greek δίλημμα (dílēmma, “ambiguous proposition”), from δι- (di-, “having two of”) + λῆμμα (lêmma, “premise, proposition”), equivalent to di- + lemma.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- lammed 11
- maimed 11
- damme 10
- mimed 10
- mailed 9
- medial 9
- lemma 9
- limma 9
- mamie 9
- aimed 8
- amide 8
- lamed 8