humdinger
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Definition of humdinger
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(informal)Something that is particularly outstanding, unusual, or exceptional.
“Most of the questions were pretty easy, but that last one was a humdinger.”
““—immense. I'm a real, slam-bang, honest-to-goodness, three-fisted humdinger. I'm a bona fide supraman.” “Superman?” Clevinger cried. “Superman?” “Supraman,” Yossarian corrected.”
““I’ve seen some humdingers, but never any ordinance like this,” said Mark Hayes, general counsel for the Arkansas Municipal League, an organization for towns and cities.”
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Etymology
US origin, perhaps a blend of hummer (“something that moves fast”) + dinger (“something outstanding”). First attested in a newspaper article in the Daily Enterprise of June 4, 1883, at Livingston, Montana.
Words you can make from humdinger
200+ playable · top: INHUMED (13 pts)
Best play inhumed 13 points7-letter words
6 words6-letter words
35 words- MEHNDI 12 pts
- MUDHEN 12 pts
- DREIGH 11 pts
- DRIEGH 11 pts
- HINGED 11 pts
- HUMERI 11 pts
- INHUME 11 pts
- MENHIR 11 pts
- NIGHED 11 pts
- GRIMED 10 pts
- HINDER 10 pts
- HINGER 10 pts
- HUNGER 10 pts
- NIGHER 10 pts
- REHUNG 10 pts
- MINDER 9 pts
- MURING 9 pts
- REGNUM 9 pts
- REMIND 9 pts
- DINGER 8 pts
- DURING 8 pts
- ENGIRD 8 pts
- GERUND 8 pts
- GIRNED 8 pts
- GUIDER 8 pts
- MUREIN 8 pts
- MURINE 8 pts
- NUDGER 8 pts
- REDING 8 pts
- RINGED 8 pts
- RUNGED 8 pts
- UNGIRD 8 pts
- INURED 7 pts
- RUEING 7 pts
- RUINED 7 pts
5-letter words
42 words- HUMID 11 pts
- HEMIN 10 pts
- RHEUM 10 pts
- DEGUM 9 pts
- HIDER 9 pts
- HINGE 9 pts
- HIRED 9 pts
- HUGER 9 pts
- MIDGE 9 pts
- NEIGH 9 pts
- DEMUR 8 pts
- DENIM 8 pts
- DIMER 8 pts
- GRIME 8 pts
- GRUME 8 pts
- MINED 8 pts
- MIRED 8 pts
- MURED 8 pts
- MURID 8 pts
- RIMED 8 pts
- DEIGN 7 pts
- DINGE 7 pts
- DIRGE 7 pts
- GRIDE 7 pts
- GRIND 7 pts
- GUIDE 7 pts
- MINER 7 pts
- NUDGE 7 pts
- RIDGE 7 pts
- RUMEN 7 pts
- URGED 7 pts
- DINER 6 pts
- INDUE 6 pts
- NUDER 6 pts
- NUDIE 6 pts
- REIGN 6 pts
- RENIG 6 pts
- RUING 6 pts
- UNDER 6 pts
- UNRIG 6 pts
- INURE 5 pts
- URINE 5 pts
4-letter words
69 words- HERM 9 pts
- HERD 8 pts
- HIDE 8 pts
- HIED 8 pts
- HIND 8 pts
- HUED 8 pts
- HUGE 8 pts
- HUNG 8 pts
- NIGH 8 pts
- DERM 7 pts
- DIME 7 pts
- DRUM 7 pts
- GERM 7 pts
- GEUM 7 pts
- GRIM 7 pts
- GRUM 7 pts
- HEIR 7 pts
- HERN 7 pts
- HIRE 7 pts
- IDEM 7 pts
- MEND 7 pts
- MIND 7 pts
- MUNG 7 pts
- DING 6 pts
- DREG 6 pts
- DRUG 6 pts
- DUNG 6 pts
- EMIR 6 pts
- GIED 6 pts
- GIRD 6 pts
- GRID 6 pts
- GUDE 6 pts
- GUID 6 pts
- MENU 6 pts
- MIEN 6 pts
- MINE 6 pts
- MIRE 6 pts
- MUNI 6 pts
- MURE 6 pts
- NEUM 6 pts
- RIME 6 pts
- DENI 5 pts
- DINE 5 pts
- DIRE 5 pts
- DUNE 5 pts
- DURE 5 pts
- DURN 5 pts
- GENU 5 pts
- GIEN 5 pts
- GIRN 5 pts
- GRIN 5 pts
- GRUE 5 pts
- IRED 5 pts
- NERD 5 pts
- NIDE 5 pts
- NUDE 5 pts
- NURD 5 pts
- REND 5 pts
- RIDE 5 pts
- RIND 5 pts
- RING 5 pts
- RUDE 5 pts
- RUED 5 pts
- RUNG 5 pts
- UNDE 5 pts
- URGE 5 pts
- REIN 4 pts
- RUIN 4 pts
- RUNE 4 pts
3-letter words
47 words- HEM 8 pts
- HIM 8 pts
- HUM 8 pts
- MEH 8 pts
- DUH 7 pts
- EDH 7 pts
- GHI 7 pts
- HID 7 pts
- HUG 7 pts
- DIM 6 pts
- DUM 6 pts
- GEM 6 pts
- GUM 6 pts
- HEN 6 pts
- HER 6 pts
- HIE 6 pts
- HIN 6 pts
- HUE 6 pts
- HUN 6 pts
- MED 6 pts
- MEG 6 pts
- MID 6 pts
- MIG 6 pts
- MUD 6 pts
- DIG 5 pts
- DUG 5 pts
- EMU 5 pts
- GED 5 pts
- GID 5 pts
- MEN 5 pts
- MIR 5 pts
- DEN 4 pts
- DIE 4 pts
- DIN 4 pts
- DUE 4 pts
- DUI 4 pts
- DUN 4 pts
- END 4 pts
- ENG 4 pts
- ERG 4 pts
- GEN 4 pts
- GIE 4 pts
- GIN 4 pts
- GNU 4 pts
- GUN 4 pts
- ERN 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
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