wordsmith
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- Scrabble points
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 9
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Definition of wordsmith
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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One who uses words skilfully.
“She has always been known as a capable wordsmith, but in this latest novel she also shows surprising emotional depth.”
“I bottle up and then spill it in verses / One day, I'm wordless, next day, I'm a wordsmith / Close to success, but to happiness, I'm the furthest”
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noun
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One who uses words skilfully.
“She has always been known as a capable wordsmith, but in this latest novel she also shows surprising emotional depth.”
“I bottle up and then spill it in verses / One day, I'm wordless, next day, I'm a wordsmith / Close to success, but to happiness, I'm the furthest”
verb
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(transitive)To skilfully compose or craft (something written).
“Then he reads the prompt, which has been carefully wordsmithed by Mr. [Ted] Wetzel and his collaborators.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
The noun is derived from word + smith (“craftsperson who works metal into desired forms; (by extension) one who makes anything”). The verb is derived from the noun.
Words you can make from wordsmith
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Best play misthrow 16 points7-letter words
3 words6-letter words
13 words5-letter words
52 words- WHIMS 13 pts
- DHOWS 12 pts
- WHIDS 12 pts
- WIDTH 12 pts
- ROWTH 11 pts
- SWITH 11 pts
- THROW 11 pts
- WHIRS 11 pts
- WHIST 11 pts
- WHITS 11 pts
- WHORT 11 pts
- WORTH 11 pts
- WROTH 11 pts
- MIRTH 10 pts
- MOTHS 10 pts
- SMITH 10 pts
- WORMS 10 pts
- DHOTI 9 pts
- SWORD 9 pts
- THIRD 9 pts
- WORDS 9 pts
- DORMS 8 pts
- HOIST 8 pts
- HORST 8 pts
- MIDST 8 pts
- MISDO 8 pts
- ROSHI 8 pts
- SHIRT 8 pts
- SHORT 8 pts
- STROW 8 pts
- TROWS 8 pts
- WORST 8 pts
- WORTS 8 pts
- WRIST 8 pts
- WRITS 8 pts
- MOIST 7 pts
- MORTS 7 pts
- OMITS 7 pts
- STORM 7 pts
- TRIMS 7 pts
- DIRTS 6 pts
- DOITS 6 pts
- DROIT 6 pts
- ODIST 6 pts
- ROIDS 6 pts
- RIOTS 5 pts
- ROSTI 5 pts
- ROTIS 5 pts
- TIROS 5 pts
- TORSI 5 pts
- TRIOS 5 pts
- TROIS 5 pts
4-letter words
101 words- WHIM 12 pts
- WHOM 12 pts
- DHOW 11 pts
- WHID 11 pts
- HOWS 10 pts
- SHOW 10 pts
- WHIR 10 pts
- WHIT 10 pts
- WISH 10 pts
- WITH 10 pts
- HIMS 9 pts
- HOMS 9 pts
- MHOS 9 pts
- MOSH 9 pts
- MOTH 9 pts
- MOWS 9 pts
- OHMS 9 pts
- SHIM 9 pts
- SHMO 9 pts
- SWIM 9 pts
- WORM 9 pts
- DISH 8 pts
- DOHS 8 pts
- DOSH 8 pts
- DOTH 8 pts
- DOWS 8 pts
- HODS 8 pts
- SHOD 8 pts
- SIDH 8 pts
- WORD 8 pts
- DIMS 7 pts
- DOMS 7 pts
- DORM 7 pts
- HIST 7 pts
- HITS 7 pts
- HOST 7 pts
- HOTS 7 pts
- MIDS 7 pts
- MODI 7 pts
- MODS 7 pts
- OWTS 7 pts
- RHOS 7 pts
- ROWS 7 pts
- SHIT 7 pts
- SHOT 7 pts
- SHRI 7 pts
- SITH 7 pts
- SOTH 7 pts
- STOW 7 pts
- SWOT 7 pts
- THIO 7 pts
- THIR 7 pts
- THIS 7 pts
- THRO 7 pts
- TOSH 7 pts
- TOWS 7 pts
- TROW 7 pts
- TWOS 7 pts
- WIST 7 pts
- WITS 7 pts
- WORT 7 pts
- WOST 7 pts
- WOTS 7 pts
- WRIT 7 pts
- MIRS 6 pts
- MISO 6 pts
- MIST 6 pts
- MORS 6 pts
- MORT 6 pts
- MOST 6 pts
- MOTS 6 pts
- OMIT 6 pts
- RIMS 6 pts
- ROMS 6 pts
- SMIT 6 pts
- STIM 6 pts
- TOMS 6 pts
- TRIM 6 pts
- DIRT 5 pts
- DITS 5 pts
- DOIT 5 pts
- DORS 5 pts
- DOST 5 pts
- DOTS 5 pts
- RIDS 5 pts
- RODS 5 pts
- ROID 5 pts
- SORD 5 pts
- TODS 5 pts
- TROD 5 pts
- ORTS 4 pts
- RIOT 4 pts
- ROTI 4 pts
- ROTS 4 pts
- SORI 4 pts
- SORT 4 pts
- STIR 4 pts
- TIRO 4 pts
- TORI 4 pts
- TORS 4 pts
- TRIO 4 pts
3-letter words
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