salem

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

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈseɪləm/

Definition of salem

22 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. (countable, uncountable)The biblical place ruled by Melchizedek; mostly identified with Jerusalem.
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name

  1. (countable, uncountable)The biblical place ruled by Melchizedek; mostly identified with Jerusalem.
  2. (countable, uncountable)Any of several places in the USA:
  3. (countable, uncountable)Any of several places in the USA:
  4. (countable, uncountable)Any of several places in the USA:
  5. (countable, uncountable)Any of several places in the USA:
  6. (countable, uncountable)Any of several places in the USA:
  7. (countable, uncountable)Any of several places in the USA:
  8. (countable, uncountable)Any of several places in the USA:
  9. (countable, uncountable)Any of several places in the USA:
  10. (countable, uncountable)Any of several places in the USA:
    “The third Iraq veteran -- 23-year-old Cloy Richards of Salem, Missouri, who was wounded in combat -- will avoid losing his disability benefits after agreeing not to wear his uniform at future protests, the Marine Corps said.”
    “Strebe said she installed five surveillance cameras at her home and now fuels her car only at night to avoid neighbors. Moving from Salem would mean leaving extended family, but she said the small city has grown too hostile to stay.”
  11. (countable, uncountable)Any of several places in the USA:
  12. (countable, uncountable)Any of several places in the USA:
  13. (countable, uncountable)Any of several places in the USA:
  14. (countable, uncountable)Any of several places in the USA:
  15. (countable, uncountable)Any of several places in the USA:
  16. (countable, uncountable)Any of several places in the USA:
  17. (countable, uncountable)A municipality of Stockholm, Sweden.
  18. (countable, uncountable)A town in Montserrat, which was evacuated and later resettled.
  19. (countable, uncountable)A female given name from Hebrew.
  20. A town and district in Tamil Nadu, India.
  21. A male given name from Arabic.
  22. A surname from Arabic.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew שָׁלֵם (šālēm) (Genesis 14:18).

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