handless
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/ˈhændləs/
Definition of handless
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Without any hands.
“Together with his mangled Myrmidons, That noseless, handless, hack'd and chipp'd, come to him”
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adj
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Without any hands.
“Together with his mangled Myrmidons, That noseless, handless, hack'd and chipp'd, come to him”
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(obsolete)Not handy; awkward.
“We’ll take a dram for luck, and as soon as this handless man of mine has the collops ready, we’ll dine and take a hand at the cartes as gentlemen should.”
“This, however, was a thing that, left to himself, would have simply rendered Bill Lampiere a most handless workman at everything he attempted.”
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(not-comparable)Without a handle.
“She gave him a few coppers from the handless jug.”
“One battered, spoutless, handless, japanned-in jug, that did not contain water, for it leaked.”
“Chinese soup is sipped in a handless cup (Chinese soup bowl) with its own soupspoon.”
“The leftover dough from the loaves would be rolled out with a handless, wooden, rolling pin.”
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Etymology
From Middle English handles, from Old English *handlēas, from Proto-Germanic *handulausaz (“handless”), equivalent to hand + -less. Cognate with West Frisian hânleas (“handless”), German handlos (“handless”), Icelandic handlauss (“handless”).
Words you can make from handless
200+ playable · top: HANDSELS (12 pts)
Best play handsels 12 points7-letter words
6 words6-letter words
22 words5-letter words
51 words- ASHED 9 pts
- DAHLS 9 pts
- DEASH 9 pts
- DHALS 9 pts
- HADES 9 pts
- HALED 9 pts
- HANDS 9 pts
- HEADS 9 pts
- SADHE 9 pts
- SHADE 9 pts
- SHADS 9 pts
- SHEDS 9 pts
- SHEND 9 pts
- ASHEN 8 pts
- ASHES 8 pts
- HALES 8 pts
- HANSE 8 pts
- HEALS 8 pts
- LEASH 8 pts
- SELAH 8 pts
- SHALE 8 pts
- SHEAL 8 pts
- SHEAS 8 pts
- SLASH 8 pts
- SNASH 8 pts
- DALES 6 pts
- DEALS 6 pts
- DEANS 6 pts
- ELAND 6 pts
- LADEN 6 pts
- LADES 6 pts
- LANDS 6 pts
- LASED 6 pts
- LEADS 6 pts
- LENDS 6 pts
- NALED 6 pts
- SADES 6 pts
- SANDS 6 pts
- SANED 6 pts
- SEDAN 6 pts
- SENDS 6 pts
- SLEDS 6 pts
- SNEDS 6 pts
- ELANS 5 pts
- LANES 5 pts
- LASES 5 pts
- LEANS 5 pts
- SALES 5 pts
- SANES 5 pts
- SEALS 5 pts
- SENSA 5 pts
4-letter words
64 words- AHED 8 pts
- DAHL 8 pts
- DAHS 8 pts
- DASH 8 pts
- DHAL 8 pts
- EDHS 8 pts
- HADE 8 pts
- HAED 8 pts
- HAND 8 pts
- HEAD 8 pts
- HELD 8 pts
- SHAD 8 pts
- SHED 8 pts
- HAEN 7 pts
- HAES 7 pts
- HALE 7 pts
- HEAL 7 pts
- HENS 7 pts
- LAHS 7 pts
- LASH 7 pts
- SASH 7 pts
- SESH 7 pts
- SHEA 7 pts
- SHEN 7 pts
- SHES 7 pts
- ANDS 5 pts
- DALE 5 pts
- DALS 5 pts
- DANS 5 pts
- DEAL 5 pts
- DEAN 5 pts
- DELS 5 pts
- DENS 5 pts
- ELDS 5 pts
- ENDS 5 pts
- LADE 5 pts
- LADS 5 pts
- LAND 5 pts
- LEAD 5 pts
- LEND 5 pts
- SADE 5 pts
- SAND 5 pts
- SEND 5 pts
- SLED 5 pts
- SNED 5 pts
- ALES 4 pts
- ANES 4 pts
- ELAN 4 pts
- LANE 4 pts
- LASE 4 pts
- LASS 4 pts
- LEAN 4 pts
- LEAS 4 pts
- LENS 4 pts
- LESS 4 pts
- NAES 4 pts
- NESS 4 pts
- SALE 4 pts
- SALS 4 pts
- SANE 4 pts
- SANS 4 pts
- SEAL 4 pts
- SEAS 4 pts
- SELS 4 pts
3-letter words
42 words- DAH 7 pts
- EDH 7 pts
- HAD 7 pts
- AHS 6 pts
- ASH 6 pts
- HAE 6 pts
- HAS 6 pts
- HEN 6 pts
- HES 6 pts
- LAH 6 pts
- NAH 6 pts
- SHA 6 pts
- SHE 6 pts
- ADS 4 pts
- AND 4 pts
- DAL 4 pts
- DAN 4 pts
- DAS 4 pts
- DEL 4 pts
- DEN 4 pts
- EDS 4 pts
- ELD 4 pts
- END 4 pts
- LAD 4 pts
- LED 4 pts
- SAD 4 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ALS 3 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ASS 3 pts
- ELS 3 pts
- ENS 3 pts
- ESS 3 pts
- LAS 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- SAE 3 pts
- SAL 3 pts
- SAN 3 pts
- SEA 3 pts
- SEL 3 pts
- SEN 3 pts
2-letter words
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