reminisce
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 9
Definition of reminisce
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
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(intransitive)To recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically.
“But in the blink of an eye, you kissed me goodbye And I reminisced of a better time”
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verb
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(intransitive)To recall the past in a private moment, often fondly or nostalgically.
“But in the blink of an eye, you kissed me goodbye And I reminisced of a better time”
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(intransitive)To talk or write about memories of the past, especially pleasant memories.
“I strive to be live 'cause I got no choice / And run my own business like my Aunt Joyce / So Pete Rock hit me, nuff respect due / When they reminisce over you, listen”
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(India, transitive)To remember fondly; to reminisce about.
“And now when life begins to get the best of me I reminisce these childhood memories”
“He reminisced the old Parvati who was now this Parvati.”
“She fondly reminisced the two years before marriage when Frank served in the US Army.”
noun
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(informal)An act of reminiscence.
“I met up with Alastair McQueen [former Mirror colleague] and we had a reminisce.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Back-formation from reminiscence, from Latin reminīscēns, present participle of reminīscor (“to remember”).
Words you can make from reminisce
181 playable · top: CREMINIS (12 pts)
Best play creminis 12 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
13 words6-letter words
24 words- CREMES 10 pts
- CRIMES 10 pts
- ICEMEN 10 pts
- MERCES 10 pts
- MINCER 10 pts
- MINCES 10 pts
- CENSER 8 pts
- CERISE 8 pts
- ERMINE 8 pts
- IMINES 8 pts
- INCISE 8 pts
- IRENIC 8 pts
- MEINIE 8 pts
- MINERS 8 pts
- MIRINS 8 pts
- NIECES 8 pts
- REMISE 8 pts
- RICINS 8 pts
- SCREEN 8 pts
- SECERN 8 pts
- NEREIS 6 pts
- SEINER 6 pts
- SEREIN 6 pts
- SERINE 6 pts
5-letter words
46 words- CREME 9 pts
- CRIME 9 pts
- EMICS 9 pts
- MERCS 9 pts
- MESIC 9 pts
- MINCE 9 pts
- SCRIM 9 pts
- CENSE 7 pts
- CERES 7 pts
- CINES 7 pts
- CIRES 7 pts
- CRIES 7 pts
- EMIRS 7 pts
- ICIER 7 pts
- IMINE 7 pts
- MENSE 7 pts
- MERES 7 pts
- MESNE 7 pts
- MIENS 7 pts
- MINER 7 pts
- MINES 7 pts
- MINIS 7 pts
- MIRES 7 pts
- MIRIN 7 pts
- MISER 7 pts
- NEEMS 7 pts
- NICER 7 pts
- NIECE 7 pts
- RICES 7 pts
- RICIN 7 pts
- RIMES 7 pts
- SCENE 7 pts
- SCREE 7 pts
- SEMEN 7 pts
- SINCE 7 pts
- ERNES 5 pts
- NISEI 5 pts
- REINS 5 pts
- RESIN 5 pts
- RINSE 5 pts
- RISEN 5 pts
- SEINE 5 pts
- SERIN 5 pts
- SIREE 5 pts
- SIREN 5 pts
- SNEER 5 pts
4-letter words
49 words- EMIC 8 pts
- MERC 8 pts
- MICE 8 pts
- MICS 8 pts
- CEES 6 pts
- CERE 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CIRE 6 pts
- CRIS 6 pts
- EMES 6 pts
- EMIR 6 pts
- ICES 6 pts
- MERE 6 pts
- MIEN 6 pts
- MINE 6 pts
- MINI 6 pts
- MIRE 6 pts
- MIRI 6 pts
- MIRS 6 pts
- MISE 6 pts
- NEEM 6 pts
- NICE 6 pts
- NIMS 6 pts
- RECS 6 pts
- REMS 6 pts
- RICE 6 pts
- RIME 6 pts
- RIMS 6 pts
- SEEM 6 pts
- SEME 6 pts
- SEMI 6 pts
- SICE 6 pts
- ERNE 4 pts
- ERNS 4 pts
- ESNE 4 pts
- IRES 4 pts
- IRIS 4 pts
- NISI 4 pts
- REES 4 pts
- REIN 4 pts
- REIS 4 pts
- RINS 4 pts
- RISE 4 pts
- SEEN 4 pts
- SEER 4 pts
- SENE 4 pts
- SERE 4 pts
- SINE 4 pts
- SIRE 4 pts
3-letter words
36 words- MIC 7 pts
- CEE 5 pts
- CIS 5 pts
- EME 5 pts
- EMS 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- ISM 5 pts
- MEN 5 pts
- MES 5 pts
- MIR 5 pts
- MIS 5 pts
- NIM 5 pts
- REC 5 pts
- REM 5 pts
- RIM 5 pts
- SEC 5 pts
- SIC 5 pts
- SIM 5 pts
- ENS 3 pts
- ERE 3 pts
- ERN 3 pts
- ERS 3 pts
- INS 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- NEE 3 pts
- REE 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RES 3 pts
- RIN 3 pts
- SEE 3 pts
- SEI 3 pts
- SEN 3 pts
- SER 3 pts
- SIN 3 pts
- SIR 3 pts
- SRI 3 pts
2-letter words
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