m 3 e 1 t 1 t 1 l 1 e 1
6 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun the courage to carry on
originFrom figurative use of metal (since 16th century). The two spellings were originally interchangeable variants, but came to be distinguished by sense in the 18th century.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0