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11 letters · 26 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *néh₂sder. Proto-Italic *nāssos Latin nāsus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English naso- Ancient Greek φάρυγξ (phárunx)bor. New Latin pharynxbor. English pharynx English nasopharynx From naso- + pharynx.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- pharynx 22
- sphynx 21
- hyrax 18
- saxhorn 17
- hapax 17
- proxy 17
- saxony 16
- poxy 16
- pyx 15
- aphony 14
- sharpy 14
- syphon 14