i 1 s 1 t 1 h 4 m 3 u 1 s 1
7 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
noun a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
originBorrowing from Latin isthmus (“a strip of land between two seas”), from Ancient Greek ῐ̓σθμός (ĭsthmós, “neck, narrow passage”), possibly from εἶμῐ (eîmĭ, “to go”). Cognate to Old Norse eið (“isthmus”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- musths 11
- smiths 11
- musth 10
- shims 10
- shtum 10
- smith 10
- smush 10
- hims 9
- hums 9
- mush 9
- shim 9
- hists 8