hundredweight
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- Words With Friends
- 26
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- 13
Definition of hundredweight
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (Canada, US)A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as
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noun
- (Canada, US)A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as
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(UK, historical)A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as
“The hundredweight of 112 avoirdupois lbs. becomes general in the period before me, and is employed for the commoner kinds of materials.”
- (historical)A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as
- (historical)A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as
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Etymology
16th century, from hundred + weight.
Words you can make from hundredweight
200+ playable · top: UNDERWEIGHT (19 pts)
Best play underweight 19 points10-letter words
1 word9-letter words
8 words8-letter words
25 words- HEREWITH 17 pts
- WEIGHTED 16 pts
- HEIGHTEN 15 pts
- UNWEIGHT 15 pts
- WEIGHTER 15 pts
- WHITENED 15 pts
- WITHERED 15 pts
- WUTHERED 15 pts
- THUDDING 14 pts
- UNHEDGED 14 pts
- WHITENER 14 pts
- DITHERED 13 pts
- HINDERED 13 pts
- HUNGERED 13 pts
- REHINGED 13 pts
- REWINDED 13 pts
- WINTERED 12 pts
- ENGIRDED 11 pts
- UNGIRDED 11 pts
- DENDRITE 10 pts
- INTRUDED 10 pts
- UNEDITED 10 pts
- GENITURE 9 pts
- RETINUED 9 pts
- REUNITED 9 pts
7-letter words
79 words- WHETHER 16 pts
- WHITHER 16 pts
- HIGHTED 15 pts
- THIGHED 15 pts
- WEIGHED 15 pts
- WHINGED 15 pts
- REWEIGH 14 pts
- WEIGHER 14 pts
- WHINGER 14 pts
- WRITHED 14 pts
- DIGHTED 13 pts
- THEWIER 13 pts
- UNWHITE 13 pts
- WEDDING 13 pts
- WHEREIN 13 pts
- WRITHEN 13 pts
- GIRTHED 12 pts
- HEDGIER 12 pts
- HEEDING 12 pts
- HERDING 12 pts
- HINDGUT 12 pts
- HUNDRED 12 pts
- NEIGHED 12 pts
- REDWING 12 pts
- RIGHTED 12 pts
- TWINGED 12 pts
- WEDGIER 12 pts
- WEEDING 12 pts
- WEIRDED 12 pts
- WIDENED 12 pts
- WRINGED 12 pts
- DIETHER 11 pts
- GREENTH 11 pts
- HURTING 11 pts
- INHERED 11 pts
- REHINGE 11 pts
- REWIDEN 11 pts
- THUNDER 11 pts
- UNHIRED 11 pts
- WEETING 11 pts
- WIDENER 11 pts
- DEEDING 10 pts
- DEIGNED 10 pts
- GRINDED 10 pts
- NEITHER 10 pts
- REDDING 10 pts
- TEDDING 10 pts
- THEREIN 10 pts
- TRUDGED 10 pts
- DENUDER 9 pts
- DETRUDE 9 pts
- DETUNED 9 pts
- DREEING 9 pts
- DUETING 9 pts
- DUNGIER 9 pts
- ENDITED 9 pts
- ENDURED 9 pts
- ENERGID 9 pts
- GRUNTED 9 pts
- REEDING 9 pts
- REIGNED 9 pts
- TRENDED 9 pts
- TRUDGEN 9 pts
- UNDRIED 9 pts
- DENTURE 8 pts
- DETINUE 8 pts
- ERUDITE 8 pts
- INTEGER 8 pts
- INTRUDE 8 pts
- RETUNED 8 pts
- TENURED 8 pts
- TREEING 8 pts
- TRUEING 8 pts
- TURDINE 8 pts
- UNTIRED 8 pts
- UNTRIED 8 pts
- RETINUE 7 pts
- REUNITE 7 pts
- UTERINE 7 pts
6-letter words
86 words- EIGHTH 13 pts
- HEIGHT 13 pts
- HEWING 13 pts
- HIGHER 13 pts
- HEDGED 12 pts
- HITHER 12 pts
- DEWING 11 pts
- DREIGH 11 pts
- DRIEGH 11 pts
- DWINED 11 pts
- HEDGER 11 pts
- HERDED 11 pts
- HIDDEN 11 pts
- HINGED 11 pts
- NIGHED 11 pts
- DEWIER 10 pts
- DITHER 10 pts
- HEIRED 10 pts
- HENTED 10 pts
- HINDER 10 pts
- HINGER 10 pts
- HINTED 10 pts
- HUNGER 10 pts
- HUNTED 10 pts
- NIGHER 10 pts
- DINGED 9 pts
- DREDGE 9 pts
- DRUDGE 9 pts
- DUDING 9 pts
- DUNGED 9 pts
- EITHER 9 pts
- GIRDED 9 pts
- GRIDED 9 pts
- GUIDED 9 pts
- HEREIN 9 pts
- HINTER 9 pts
- HUNTER 9 pts
- INHERE 9 pts
- NETHER 9 pts
- NUDGED 9 pts
- DENGUE 8 pts
- DENIED 8 pts
- DENTED 8 pts
- DENUDE 8 pts
- DERIDE 8 pts
- DIETED 8 pts
- DINGER 8 pts
- DINTED 8 pts
- DUDEEN 8 pts
- DUENDE 8 pts
- DUETED 8 pts
- DUNTED 8 pts
- DURING 8 pts
- DURNED 8 pts
- EDGIER 8 pts
- EDITED 8 pts
- ENDUED 8 pts
- ENGIRD 8 pts
- GENDER 8 pts
- GERUND 8 pts
- GIRNED 8 pts
- GIRTED 8 pts
- GUIDER 8 pts
- INDEED 8 pts
- INDUED 8 pts
- NIDGET 8 pts
- NUDGER 8 pts
- REDDEN 8 pts
- REDING 8 pts
- DENIER 7 pts
- DETUNE 7 pts
- DIETER 7 pts
- DUNITE 7 pts
- ENDITE 7 pts
- ENDURE 7 pts
- ENGIRT 7 pts
- ENURED 7 pts
- GERENT 7 pts
- GUNITE 7 pts
- GUNTER 7 pts
- GURNET 7 pts
- INURED 7 pts
- NEREID 7 pts
- REEDIT 7 pts
- ENTIRE 6 pts
- NEUTER 6 pts
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