w 4 i 1 e 1 l 1 d 2 y 4
6 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
Meaning
adjective easy to handle or use or manage
originFrom Middle English weeldy, weldy (“agile, vigorous; of a shield: easy or satisfying to wield”), from welden (“to govern, preside over, reign, rule; to command, control, dominate; to dwell, reside; to accomplish, bring about; to overcome, prevail; to handle (a tool, weapon, etc.), use”). By surface analysis, wield + y. Compare also Old English ġewielde (“controlling, dominant”), from Proto-West…
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