f 4 a 1 r 1 t 1 h 4 i 1 n 1 g 2
8 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny
originFrom Middle English ferthing, from Old English fēorþing, fēorþung (“a quarter, fourth part, farthing”), from fēorþa (“fourth”), from Proto-Germanic *fedurþungaz (“a quarter”), probably influenced by Old Norse fjórðungr (“a fourth part, quarter”). Equivalent to fourth + -ing; compare English riding (“third part”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- hafting 14
- fright 13
- fight 12
- farting 11
- ingraft 11
- rafting 11
- faith 11
- firth 11
- frith 11
- aright 10
- faring 10
- fating 10