crimple
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 7
/ˈkɹɪmpəl/
Definition of crimple
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
-
(archaic)to crumple, crimp
“Esme assented with a graceful bend of his crimpled head, and in a clear and deliberate voice began to speak.”
“The boy had dwindled to a skeleton, and the skin lay on his face in crimpled folds, like a mask of black crape.”
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verb
-
(archaic)to crumple, crimp
“Esme assented with a graceful bend of his crimpled head, and in a clear and deliberate voice began to speak.”
“The boy had dwindled to a skeleton, and the skin lay on his face in crimpled folds, like a mask of black crape.”
name
- An outer suburb of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3253).
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English crymplen, equivalent to crimp + -le (frequentative suffix).
Words you can make from crimple
78 playable · top: CRIMP (11 pts)
Best play crimp 11 points6-letter words
3 words5-letter words
11 words4-letter words
31 words- CLIP 8 pts
- CRIP 8 pts
- EMIC 8 pts
- EPIC 8 pts
- LIMP 8 pts
- MERC 8 pts
- MICE 8 pts
- PERC 8 pts
- PERM 8 pts
- PICE 8 pts
- PRIM 8 pts
- CEIL 6 pts
- CIRE 6 pts
- EMIR 6 pts
- LICE 6 pts
- LIME 6 pts
- LIPE 6 pts
- MERL 6 pts
- MILE 6 pts
- MIRE 6 pts
- PERI 6 pts
- PIER 6 pts
- PILE 6 pts
- PLIE 6 pts
- RICE 6 pts
- RIME 6 pts
- RIPE 6 pts
- LIER 4 pts
- LIRE 4 pts
- RIEL 4 pts
- RILE 4 pts
3-letter words
23 words2-letter words
9 wordsHooks
2 extensions · 2 back
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