s 1 w 4 a 1 d 2 d 2 l 1 e 1
7 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb wrap in swaddling clothes
originFrom Middle English swathlen (“to bind; swaddle”), from Middle English swathel, swethel, from Old English swaþul, swæþel, sweþel, sweoþol (“swaddling cloth”), equivalent to swathe (“to wrap with fabric”) + -le (agent/instrumental suffix), the word then underwent th-stopping (its voiced th became a d). Cognate with Middle Dutch swadel (“swaddling; bandage”), Old High German swedili (“poultice”),…
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- dawdle 11
- waddle 11
- dwales 10
- wealds 10
- dawds 10
- dawed 10
- wadds 10
- waded 10
- awdls 9
- deaws 9
- dwale 9
- lawed 9