kerchief
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 20
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 8
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Definition of kerchief
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
-
(dated)A piece of cloth used to cover the head; a bandana.
“And mamma in her kerchief, and I in my cap, / Had just settled down for a long winter's nap […]”
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noun
-
(dated)A piece of cloth used to cover the head; a bandana.
“And mamma in her kerchief, and I in my cap, / Had just settled down for a long winter's nap […]”
verb
- (dated, transitive)To cover with a kerchief.
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Etymology
From Middle English keverchef, coverchef et al., from Old French couvrechief, from couvrir (“to cover”) + chief (“head”). Compare curfew.
Words you can make from kerchief
79 playable · top: CHIEFER (15 pts)
Best play chiefer 15 points6-letter words
3 words5-letter words
11 words4-letter words
28 words- FECK 13 pts
- HECK 13 pts
- HICK 13 pts
- CHEF 12 pts
- HIKE 11 pts
- KEEF 11 pts
- KERF 11 pts
- KIEF 11 pts
- RECK 10 pts
- RICK 10 pts
- ECHE 9 pts
- FICE 9 pts
- RICH 9 pts
- KEIR 8 pts
- KIER 8 pts
- REEK 8 pts
- FERE 7 pts
- FIRE 7 pts
- FREE 7 pts
- HEIR 7 pts
- HERE 7 pts
- HIRE 7 pts
- REEF 7 pts
- REIF 7 pts
- RIFE 7 pts
- CERE 6 pts
- CIRE 6 pts
- RICE 6 pts
3-letter words
27 words2-letter words
9 wordsHooks
1 extension · 1 back
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