paranymph
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 21
- Words With Friends
- 23
- Letters
- 9
Definition of paranymph
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(archaic)A friend of the bridegroom; a best man; a bridesmaid.
“Thy Paranymph, worthleſs to thee compar'd, […]”
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noun
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(archaic)A friend of the bridegroom; a best man; a bridesmaid.
“Thy Paranymph, worthleſs to thee compar'd, […]”
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(archaic)An ally or spokesman; someone who speaks in support of someone else.
“But it is the basest of all when lust is the paranymph, and solicits the suit, and makes the contract, and joins the hands; […]”
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Etymology
From Middle French paranymphe, from Latin paranymphus, from Ancient Greek παράνυμφος (paránumphos, “friend of bridegroom”), from παρα- (para-, “para-”) + νύμφη (númphē, “bride”).
Words you can make from paranymph
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3 words5-letter words
13 words4-letter words
24 words3-letter words
38 words- HYP 11 pts
- HAY 9 pts
- YAH 9 pts
- HAM 8 pts
- HAP 8 pts
- MAY 8 pts
- PAH 8 pts
- PAY 8 pts
- PRY 8 pts
- PYA 8 pts
- YAM 8 pts
- YAP 8 pts
- AMP 7 pts
- APP 7 pts
- MAP 7 pts
- PAM 7 pts
- PAP 7 pts
- AAH 6 pts
- AHA 6 pts
- ANY 6 pts
- NAH 6 pts
- NAY 6 pts
- RAH 6 pts
- RAY 6 pts
- RYA 6 pts
- YAR 6 pts
- AMA 5 pts
- ARM 5 pts
- MAN 5 pts
- MAR 5 pts
- NAM 5 pts
- NAP 5 pts
- PAN 5 pts
- PAR 5 pts
- RAM 5 pts
- RAP 5 pts
- ANA 3 pts
- RAN 3 pts
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