p 3 o 1 l 1 y 4 s 1 e 1 m 3 y 4
8 letters · 18 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma)lbor. English seme English polyseme English -y English polysemy From polyseme + -y.
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Words from these letters
- myopy 15
- employs 14
- employ 13
- myopes 13
- mopey 12
- mopsy 12
- myope 12
- myops 12
- ympes 12
- yomps 12
- ployes 11
- mopy 11