h 4 y 4 m 3 e 1 n 1 o 1 p 3 t 1 e 1 r 1 a 1 n 1
12 letters · 22 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
originFrom translingual Hymenoptera + -an, from neuter plural of Ancient Greek ὑμενόπτερος (humenópteros, “membrane-winged”), from ὑμήν (humḗn, “thin skin, membrane”) + πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”) + -ος (-os, adjectival suffix).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- hymenoptera 21
- nymphean 18
- aerophyte 17
- heteronym 17
- honeytrap 17
- empathy 17
- nymphae 17
- nymphet 17
- pantrymen 16
- pentamery 16
- phenomena 16
- repayment 16