ganymede
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 8
Definition of ganymede
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
name
- (Greek)A Trojan boy who was abducted (either by Zeus or Eos), and ultimately became immortal in order to be Zeus' cupbearer.
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name
- (Greek)A Trojan boy who was abducted (either by Zeus or Eos), and ultimately became immortal in order to be Zeus' cupbearer.
- A moon of Jupiter.
noun
- A servant boy or young waiter, particularly one who serves liquor.
- A boy kept for pederastic purposes; a catamite.
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Etymology
From French Ganymède, from Latin Ganymēdēs, from Ancient Greek Γανυμήδης (Ganumḗdēs, “meant to please”), from γάνυμαι (gánumai, “to rejoice, to be glad”) + μήδεα (mḗdea, “thought, intention”). Doublet of catamite.
Words you can make from ganymede
137 playable · top: MEGADYNE (15 pts)
Best play megadyne 15 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
6 words5-letter words
20 words4-letter words
45 words- DEMY 10 pts
- EMYD 10 pts
- GAMY 10 pts
- EDGY 9 pts
- MANY 9 pts
- MYNA 9 pts
- DENY 8 pts
- DYNE 8 pts
- EYED 8 pts
- YAGE 8 pts
- YANG 8 pts
- DAME 7 pts
- DAMN 7 pts
- DEEM 7 pts
- DEME 7 pts
- EYEN 7 pts
- EYNE 7 pts
- GAME 7 pts
- MADE 7 pts
- MAGE 7 pts
- MEAD 7 pts
- MEED 7 pts
- MEGA 7 pts
- MEND 7 pts
- YEAN 7 pts
- AGED 6 pts
- AMEN 6 pts
- DANG 6 pts
- EDGE 6 pts
- EGAD 6 pts
- GAED 6 pts
- GEED 6 pts
- MANE 6 pts
- MEAN 6 pts
- NAME 6 pts
- NEEM 6 pts
- NEMA 6 pts
- AGEE 5 pts
- DEAN 5 pts
- DENE 5 pts
- GAEN 5 pts
- GANE 5 pts
- GEAN 5 pts
- GENE 5 pts
- NEED 5 pts
3-letter words
46 words- GYM 9 pts
- MAY 8 pts
- YAM 8 pts
- DAY 7 pts
- DEY 7 pts
- DYE 7 pts
- GAY 7 pts
- GEY 7 pts
- YAG 7 pts
- ANY 6 pts
- AYE 6 pts
- DAM 6 pts
- EYE 6 pts
- GAM 6 pts
- GEM 6 pts
- MAD 6 pts
- MAG 6 pts
- MED 6 pts
- MEG 6 pts
- NAY 6 pts
- YEA 6 pts
- YEN 6 pts
- DAG 5 pts
- EME 5 pts
- GAD 5 pts
- GED 5 pts
- MAE 5 pts
- MAN 5 pts
- MEN 5 pts
- NAM 5 pts
- AGE 4 pts
- AND 4 pts
- DAN 4 pts
- DEE 4 pts
- DEN 4 pts
- END 4 pts
- ENG 4 pts
- GAE 4 pts
- GAN 4 pts
- GEE 4 pts
- GEN 4 pts
- NAG 4 pts
- NEG 4 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NEE 3 pts
2-letter words
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