kvell

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/kvɛl/(UK)

Definition of kvell

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (US, intransitive, slang)To feel delighted and proud; to boast; to gloat.
    “‘Magnificent residence,’ she pretended to kvell, ‘maybe I'm in the wrong business?’”

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Etymology

From Yiddish קוועלן (kveln), from Middle High German quellen, from Old High German quellan, from Proto-West Germanic *kwellan. Cognate with German quellen and English quell (“source, spring”).

Words you can make from kvell

5 playable · top: ELK (7 pts)

Best play elk 7 points

3-letter words

3 words

2-letter words

1 word

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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