s 1 e 1 s 1 q 10 u 1 i 1 p 3 e 1 d 2 a 1 l 1 i 1 a 1 n 1
14 letters · 26 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a very long word (a foot and a half long)
adjective given to the overuse of long words
adjective (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables
originFrom sesquipedal + -ian (adjective- and noun-forming suffix), root from Latin sēsquipedālis (literally “a foot and a half long”), from Latin sēsqui (“one and a half times”) + Latin pedālis (“measuring a foot, foot (relational)”) (an adjective from pēs (“foot”)).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- pasquinades 23
- pasquinade 22
- liquidness 20
- equalised 19
- pasquils 19
- equalises 18
- quinielas 18
- squalenes 18
- quinsied 18
- sequined 18
- squealed 18
- pasquil 18