s 1 h 4 r 1 i 1 l 1 l 1 n 1 e 1 s 1 s 1
10 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun the quality of being sharp or harsh to the senses
noun having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound
originEtymology tree English shrill Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English shrillness From shrill + -ness.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- hillers 10
- hirsels 10
- hirsles 10
- hissers 10
- shiners 10
- shrills 10
- shrines 10
- hiller 9
- hirsel 9
- hirsle 9
- hisser 9
- hisses 9