dishevelled
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- Scrabble points
- 19
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 11
/dɪˈʃɛvəld/
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/dɪˈʃɛvəld/ · /dɪsˈʃɛvəld/
Definition of dishevelled
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- Of a person, with the hair uncombed.
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adj
- Of a person, with the hair uncombed.
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(broadly, figuratively)Disorderly or untidy in appearance.
“The men resided in a huge bunk house, which consisted of one room only, with a shack utside where the cooking was done. In the large room were a dozen bunks ; half of them in a very dishevelled state, […]”
““Wild-eyed and disheveled, King Hrethel roamed every night through his throne room, which was empty and still.””
“This is a crazy, dishevelled, often hilarious film, in which lightning flashes of wit and insight crackle periodically across a plane of tedium. I sometimes felt I was watching the 100-hour version.”
verb
- (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of dishevel
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Etymology
From earlier dishevely, from Old French deschevelé (modern French déchevelé and échevelé), from des- (“dis-”), + chevel (“hair”) (modern French cheveu). See there for more details.
Words you can make from dishevelled
200+ playable · top: DISHEVELED (18 pts)
Best play disheveled 18 points8-letter words
4 words7-letter words
12 words6-letter words
43 words- HELVED 13 pts
- SHIVED 13 pts
- ELVISH 12 pts
- HELVES 12 pts
- SHEEVE 12 pts
- SHELVE 12 pts
- DELVED 11 pts
- DISHED 11 pts
- HEDDLE 11 pts
- HEEDED 11 pts
- DELISH 10 pts
- DELVES 10 pts
- DEVELS 10 pts
- DEVILS 10 pts
- DEVISE 10 pts
- HEELED 10 pts
- HEILED 10 pts
- HELLED 10 pts
- HILLED 10 pts
- LEVEED 10 pts
- LEVIED 10 pts
- SHIELD 10 pts
- SIEVED 10 pts
- VEILED 10 pts
- VISEED 10 pts
- LEVEES 9 pts
- LEVELS 9 pts
- LEVIES 9 pts
- SLEEVE 9 pts
- SLIEVE 9 pts
- VIELLE 9 pts
- DESEED 8 pts
- DILLED 8 pts
- EDDIES 8 pts
- ELIDED 8 pts
- SEEDED 8 pts
- SIDLED 8 pts
- DIESEL 7 pts
- EDILES 7 pts
- ELIDES 7 pts
- SEDILE 7 pts
- SEELED 7 pts
- SEIDEL 7 pts
5-letter words
56 words- HIVED 12 pts
- HELVE 11 pts
- HIVES 11 pts
- SHIVE 11 pts
- DIVED 10 pts
- HIDED 10 pts
- DELVE 9 pts
- DESHI 9 pts
- DEVEL 9 pts
- DEVIL 9 pts
- DEVIS 9 pts
- DIVES 9 pts
- HEEDS 9 pts
- HIDES 9 pts
- LIVED 9 pts
- SHIED 9 pts
- SIDHE 9 pts
- VELDS 9 pts
- VISED 9 pts
- ELVES 8 pts
- EVILS 8 pts
- HEELS 8 pts
- HEILS 8 pts
- HELLS 8 pts
- HILLS 8 pts
- LEVEE 8 pts
- LEVEL 8 pts
- LEVIS 8 pts
- LIEVE 8 pts
- LIVES 8 pts
- SHELL 8 pts
- SHIEL 8 pts
- SHILL 8 pts
- SIEVE 8 pts
- VEILS 8 pts
- VILLS 8 pts
- VLEIS 8 pts
- DEEDS 7 pts
- DELED 7 pts
- IDLED 7 pts
- SIDED 7 pts
- DEILS 6 pts
- DELES 6 pts
- DELIS 6 pts
- DELLS 6 pts
- DILLS 6 pts
- EDILE 6 pts
- EELED 6 pts
- ELIDE 6 pts
- IDLES 6 pts
- ISLED 6 pts
- LEDES 6 pts
- SIDLE 6 pts
- SLIDE 6 pts
- LISLE 5 pts
- SELLE 5 pts
4-letter words
69 words- HIVE 10 pts
- SHIV 10 pts
- DEVI 8 pts
- DEVS 8 pts
- DISH 8 pts
- DIVE 8 pts
- EDHS 8 pts
- HEED 8 pts
- HELD 8 pts
- HIDE 8 pts
- HIED 8 pts
- SHED 8 pts
- SIDH 8 pts
- VELD 8 pts
- VIDE 8 pts
- VIDS 8 pts
- VIED 8 pts
- ELHI 7 pts
- EVES 7 pts
- EVIL 7 pts
- HEEL 7 pts
- HEIL 7 pts
- HELL 7 pts
- HIES 7 pts
- HILL 7 pts
- LEVS 7 pts
- LIVE 7 pts
- VEES 7 pts
- VEIL 7 pts
- VIES 7 pts
- VILE 7 pts
- VILL 7 pts
- VISE 7 pts
- VLEI 7 pts
- DEED 6 pts
- DIED 6 pts
- DEES 5 pts
- DEIL 5 pts
- DELE 5 pts
- DELI 5 pts
- DELL 5 pts
- DELS 5 pts
- DESI 5 pts
- DIEL 5 pts
- DIES 5 pts
- DILL 5 pts
- EIDE 5 pts
- ELDS 5 pts
- IDES 5 pts
- IDLE 5 pts
- LEDE 5 pts
- LIDS 5 pts
- LIED 5 pts
- SEED 5 pts
- SIDE 5 pts
- SILD 5 pts
- SLED 5 pts
- SLID 5 pts
- EELS 4 pts
- ELLS 4 pts
- ELSE 4 pts
- ILLS 4 pts
- ISLE 4 pts
- LEES 4 pts
- LEIS 4 pts
- LIES 4 pts
- SEEL 4 pts
- SELL 4 pts
- SILL 4 pts
3-letter words
15 wordsFind your best play with dishevelled
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