jabberwocky
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- Words With Friends
- 38
- Letters
- 11
/ˈd͡ʒæbɚwɔki/
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/ˈd͡ʒæbɚwɔki/ (US) · /ˈd͡ʒæbɚwɑki/ (US) · [ˈd͡ʒæbɚwɑki] (US)
Definition of jabberwocky
4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
name
- A nonsensical poem that appears in Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.
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name
- A nonsensical poem that appears in Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.
noun
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(uncountable, usually)Invented or meaningless language; nonsense.
“"I like the way your mind works, Hosler," Stanley said. "You go after concrete proof of your contentions - none of this scientific jabborwocky."”
adj
- meaningless, worthless
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absurd, nonsense, nonsensical
“Only the Pet Shop Boys can sing jabberwocky lines like “I thought I heard a train/Down in the cemetery/Cellophane” and make them sound sexy and evil.”
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Etymology
The name of a nonsense poem from the children's book Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1872) by Lewis Carroll. Apparently based on the Jabberwock, the monster described therein, with the suffix -y in imitation of classical epics such as the Odyssey.
Words you can make from jabberwocky
200+ playable · top: JOCKEY (22 pts)
Best play jockey 22 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
18 words5-letter words
61 words- JACKY 21 pts
- JOCKY 21 pts
- JERKY 19 pts
- JOKEY 19 pts
- WACKY 17 pts
- JAKER 16 pts
- JOKER 16 pts
- JOWAR 15 pts
- WEBBY 15 pts
- BARKY 14 pts
- BEAKY 14 pts
- BRAKY 14 pts
- CABBY 14 pts
- CAKEY 14 pts
- COBBY 14 pts
- CORKY 14 pts
- ROCKY 14 pts
- WACKE 14 pts
- WACKO 14 pts
- WRACK 14 pts
- WRECK 14 pts
- BROCK 13 pts
- COWRY 13 pts
- KABOB 13 pts
- KEBAB 13 pts
- KEBOB 13 pts
- ABBEY 12 pts
- AWOKE 12 pts
- CORBY 12 pts
- CYBER 12 pts
- WAKER 12 pts
- WOKER 12 pts
- WREAK 12 pts
- BAKER 11 pts
- BRAKE 11 pts
- BREAK 11 pts
- BROKE 11 pts
- CABOB 11 pts
- CRAKE 11 pts
- CREAK 11 pts
- CROAK 11 pts
- KEBAR 11 pts
- OCKER 11 pts
- WEARY 11 pts
- BARYE 10 pts
- BAYER 10 pts
- BOWER 10 pts
- BOYAR 10 pts
- BROEY 10 pts
- COWER 10 pts
- COYER 10 pts
- ORACY 10 pts
- YERBA 10 pts
- ACERB 9 pts
- BARBE 9 pts
- BRACE 9 pts
- CABER 9 pts
- CARBO 9 pts
- CAROB 9 pts
- COBRA 9 pts
- OCREA 7 pts
4-letter words
99 words- JOKY 18 pts
- JACK 17 pts
- JOCK 17 pts
- JAKE 15 pts
- JERK 15 pts
- JOKE 15 pts
- JOEY 14 pts
- YAJE 14 pts
- BAWK 13 pts
- CAKY 13 pts
- COKY 13 pts
- WACK 13 pts
- YACK 13 pts
- YOCK 13 pts
- BACK 12 pts
- BECK 12 pts
- BOCK 12 pts
- COWY 12 pts
- BABY 11 pts
- KAYO 11 pts
- KRAY 11 pts
- KYAR 11 pts
- OAKY 11 pts
- OKAY 11 pts
- RYKE 11 pts
- WAKE 11 pts
- WARK 11 pts
- WEAK 11 pts
- WEKA 11 pts
- WOKE 11 pts
- WORK 11 pts
- YERK 11 pts
- YOKE 11 pts
- AWRY 10 pts
- BAKE 10 pts
- BARK 10 pts
- BEAK 10 pts
- BERK 10 pts
- BORK 10 pts
- CAKE 10 pts
- CARK 10 pts
- COBB 10 pts
- COKE 10 pts
- CORK 10 pts
- KBAR 10 pts
- KERB 10 pts
- RACK 10 pts
- RECK 10 pts
- ROCK 10 pts
- WARY 10 pts
- YEOW 10 pts
- YOWE 10 pts
- ABYE 9 pts
- BRAW 9 pts
- BRAY 9 pts
- BREW 9 pts
- BROW 9 pts
- BYRE 9 pts
- CORY 9 pts
- CRAW 9 pts
- CREW 9 pts
- CROW 9 pts
- OBEY 9 pts
- ORBY 9 pts
- RACY 9 pts
- ABBE 8 pts
- BABE 8 pts
- BARB 8 pts
- CARB 8 pts
- CRAB 8 pts
- KORA 8 pts
- KORE 8 pts
- OKRA 8 pts
- RAKE 8 pts
- AERY 7 pts
- EYRA 7 pts
- OYER 7 pts
- WARE 7 pts
- WEAR 7 pts
- WORE 7 pts
- YARE 7 pts
- YEAR 7 pts
- YORE 7 pts
- ACRE 6 pts
- ACRO 6 pts
- ARCO 6 pts
- BARE 6 pts
- BEAR 6 pts
- BOAR 6 pts
- BORA 6 pts
- BORE 6 pts
- BRAE 6 pts
- CARE 6 pts
- CERO 6 pts
- CORE 6 pts
- ORCA 6 pts
- RACE 6 pts
- ROBE 6 pts
- AERO 4 pts
3-letter words
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