liddel

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points: 8
Words With Friends: 10
Letters: 6

Definition of liddel

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

A habitational surname.

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name

A habitational surname.
(abbreviation, alt-of)Short for Liddel Water, a river in England and Scotland.

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Etymology

From the placename shared by Liddel Castle, Liddel Strength, the Liddel Water, and the former barony of Liddel around them, from Middle English Lidelesdale &c., from Old English hlÿde (“loud, River Lid”) + dæl (“dale, valley”), now Liddesdale, the valley of the Liddel Water.