gamelan
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- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 7
/ˈɡæməˌlæn/
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/ˈɡæməˌlæn/ · /ˈɡæməˌlɑn/
Definition of gamelan
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)A genre of music of Indonesian origin typically featuring metallophones, xylophones, drums, gongs and a bamboo flute (called a suling).
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)A genre of music of Indonesian origin typically featuring metallophones, xylophones, drums, gongs and a bamboo flute (called a suling).
- (countable, uncountable)An ensemble performing this style of music.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese gamelan, from Old Javanese gamĕlan.
Words you can make from gamelan
100 playable · top: AGLEAM (9 pts)
Best play agleam 9 points6-letter words
6 words5-letter words
12 words4-letter words
36 words- AGMA 7 pts
- GAMA 7 pts
- GAME 7 pts
- GLAM 7 pts
- MAGE 7 pts
- MEGA 7 pts
- ALMA 6 pts
- ALME 6 pts
- AMEN 6 pts
- LAMA 6 pts
- LAME 6 pts
- MALE 6 pts
- MANA 6 pts
- MANE 6 pts
- MEAL 6 pts
- MEAN 6 pts
- NAME 6 pts
- NEMA 6 pts
- ALGA 5 pts
- ANGA 5 pts
- EGAL 5 pts
- GAEN 5 pts
- GALA 5 pts
- GALE 5 pts
- GANE 5 pts
- GEAN 5 pts
- GLEN 5 pts
- LANG 5 pts
- NAGA 5 pts
- ALAE 4 pts
- ALAN 4 pts
- ANAL 4 pts
- ELAN 4 pts
- LANE 4 pts
- LEAN 4 pts
- NALA 4 pts
3-letter words
31 words- GAM 6 pts
- GEM 6 pts
- MAG 6 pts
- MEG 6 pts
- AMA 5 pts
- ELM 5 pts
- LAM 5 pts
- MAE 5 pts
- MAN 5 pts
- MEL 5 pts
- MEN 5 pts
- NAM 5 pts
- AGA 4 pts
- AGE 4 pts
- ENG 4 pts
- GAE 4 pts
- GAL 4 pts
- GAN 4 pts
- GEL 4 pts
- GEN 4 pts
- LAG 4 pts
- LEG 4 pts
- NAG 4 pts
- NEG 4 pts
- AAL 3 pts
- ALA 3 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ANA 3 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
2-letter words
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