gavelkind
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- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 9
/ˈɡævəlˌkaɪnd/
Definition of gavelkind
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, historical, uncountable)a system of inheritance associated with the county of Kent in England whereby, at the death of a tenant, intestate estate is divided equally among all his sons; also, a similar system employed in Ireland
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English gavelkynde; by surface analysis, gavel (“rent”) + kind (“lineage”).
Words you can make from gavelkind
200+ playable · top: KELVIN (13 pts)
Best play kelvin 13 points7-letter words
14 words6-letter words
35 words- DEKING 12 pts
- GANKED 12 pts
- KINGED 12 pts
- ANKLED 11 pts
- DELINK 11 pts
- KILNED 11 pts
- KINDLE 11 pts
- LAKING 11 pts
- LINKED 11 pts
- ALKINE 10 pts
- GLAIVE 10 pts
- INVADE 10 pts
- LAVING 10 pts
- VAGILE 10 pts
- VAILED 10 pts
- VIALED 10 pts
- ALEVIN 9 pts
- ALVINE 9 pts
- VALINE 9 pts
- VEINAL 9 pts
- VENIAL 9 pts
- VINEAL 9 pts
- ANGLED 8 pts
- DANGLE 8 pts
- DINGLE 8 pts
- ENGILD 8 pts
- GAINED 8 pts
- LADING 8 pts
- LAGEND 8 pts
- LIGAND 8 pts
- ALINED 7 pts
- DENIAL 7 pts
- GENIAL 7 pts
- LINAGE 7 pts
- NAILED 7 pts
5-letter words
70 words- KEVIL 12 pts
- KNAVE 12 pts
- VAKIL 12 pts
- EKING 10 pts
- INKED 10 pts
- KIANG 10 pts
- KINDA 10 pts
- KLIEG 10 pts
- KNEAD 10 pts
- LAKED 10 pts
- LIKED 10 pts
- NAKED 10 pts
- ALIKE 9 pts
- ALKIE 9 pts
- ANKLE 9 pts
- DAVEN 9 pts
- DEVIL 9 pts
- DIVAN 9 pts
- GANEV 9 pts
- GAVEL 9 pts
- GIVEN 9 pts
- INKLE 9 pts
- LAVED 9 pts
- LIKEN 9 pts
- LIVED 9 pts
- VALID 9 pts
- VANED 9 pts
- VEGAN 9 pts
- VIAND 9 pts
- VINED 9 pts
- ALIVE 8 pts
- ANVIL 8 pts
- LEVIN 8 pts
- LIVEN 8 pts
- NAEVI 8 pts
- NAIVE 8 pts
- NAVEL 8 pts
- NIVAL 8 pts
- VENAL 8 pts
- VINAL 8 pts
- ALGID 7 pts
- DEIGN 7 pts
- DINGE 7 pts
- GALED 7 pts
- GELID 7 pts
- GLADE 7 pts
- GLAND 7 pts
- GLIDE 7 pts
- AGILE 6 pts
- AILED 6 pts
- ALGIN 6 pts
- ALIGN 6 pts
- ANGEL 6 pts
- ANGLE 6 pts
- ELAND 6 pts
- GLEAN 6 pts
- IDEAL 6 pts
- INGLE 6 pts
- LADEN 6 pts
- LIANG 6 pts
- LIGAN 6 pts
- LINED 6 pts
- LINGA 6 pts
- NALED 6 pts
- NIDAL 6 pts
- ALIEN 5 pts
- ALINE 5 pts
- ANILE 5 pts
- ELAIN 5 pts
- LIANE 5 pts
4-letter words
80 words- KIVA 11 pts
- DANK 9 pts
- DIKE 9 pts
- DINK 9 pts
- GANK 9 pts
- GINK 9 pts
- KADI 9 pts
- KIND 9 pts
- KING 9 pts
- AKIN 8 pts
- AVID 8 pts
- DEVA 8 pts
- DEVI 8 pts
- DIVA 8 pts
- DIVE 8 pts
- GAVE 8 pts
- GIVE 8 pts
- ILKA 8 pts
- KAIL 8 pts
- KAIN 8 pts
- KALE 8 pts
- KANE 8 pts
- KILN 8 pts
- KINA 8 pts
- KINE 8 pts
- LAKE 8 pts
- LANK 8 pts
- LEAK 8 pts
- LIKE 8 pts
- EVIL 7 pts
- LAVE 7 pts
- LEVA 7 pts
- AGED 6 pts
- DANG 6 pts
- DING 6 pts
- EGAD 6 pts
- GADI 6 pts
- GAED 6 pts
- GELD 6 pts
- GIED 6 pts
- GILD 6 pts
- GLAD 6 pts
- GLED 6 pts
- AGIN 5 pts
- AIDE 5 pts
- DALE 5 pts
- DEAL 5 pts
- DEAN 5 pts
- DEIL 5 pts
- DELI 5 pts
- DENI 5 pts
- DIAL 5 pts
- DIEL 5 pts
- DINE 5 pts
- EGAL 5 pts
- GAEN 5 pts
- GAIN 5 pts
- GALE 5 pts
- GANE 5 pts
- GEAN 5 pts
- GIEN 5 pts
- GLEN 5 pts
- GLIA 5 pts
- IDEA 5 pts
- IDLE 5 pts
- LADE 5 pts
- LAID 5 pts
- LAND 5 pts
- LANG 5 pts
- LEAD 5 pts
- LEND 5 pts
- LIED 5 pts
- ANIL 4 pts
- ELAN 4 pts
- ILEA 4 pts
- LAIN 4 pts
- LANE 4 pts
- LEAN 4 pts
- LIEN 4 pts
- LINE 4 pts
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