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8 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown
originNamed from Ancient Greek ἥσσων (hḗssōn, “inferior”), because not so hard as some minerals it resembles (e.g. hyacinth).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- eosines 7
- nosiest 7
- sestine 7
- enosis 6
- eosine 6
- eosins 6
- essoin 6
- insets 6
- noesis 6
- noises 6
- onsets 6
- ossein 6