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11 letters · 21 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand
originAlteration (due to breadth) of Middle English handbrede, hondbrede (“handbreadth”); equivalent to hand + breadth. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Houndebratte (“handbreadth”), West Frisian hânbreedte (“handbreadth”), Dutch handbreedte (“handbreadth”), German Handbreite (“handbreadth”) and Handbreit, Swedish handsbredd (“handbreadth”), Norwegian håndsbredd (“handbreadth”), Icelandic handbreidd…
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- hardhead 16
- headband 15
- barehand 14
- hardhat 14
- breadth 13
- hatband 13
- brandade 12
- tabarded 12
- bathed 12
- hearth 12
- abraded 11
- branded 11