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12 letters · 23 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther German Ether Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German…
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Words from these letters
- polythene 17
- telephony 17
- neophyte 16
- polyteny 16
- ethynyl 16
- phenetole 14
- telephone 14
- ethylene 14
- phenyl 14
- phoney 14
- phyllo 14
- phylon 14