malamute
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Definition of malamute
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A breed of dog of the husky type, originally bred for its strength to haul freight as a sled dog.
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noun
- A breed of dog of the husky type, originally bred for its strength to haul freight as a sled dog.
- A member of an Inupiak people who live in western Alaska and are known for breeding malamute dogs.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Inupiaq malimiut, so called because the dogs were bred by the Malamute people of western Alaska. First attested in 1884.
Words you can make from malamute
99 playable · top: LEMMATA (11 pts)
Best play lemmata 11 points6-letter words
6 words5-letter words
7 words4-letter words
33 words- MALM 8 pts
- MAMA 8 pts
- UMMA 8 pts
- ALMA 6 pts
- ALME 6 pts
- ALUM 6 pts
- ATMA 6 pts
- LAMA 6 pts
- LAME 6 pts
- LUMA 6 pts
- MALE 6 pts
- MALT 6 pts
- MATE 6 pts
- MAUL 6 pts
- MAUT 6 pts
- MEAL 6 pts
- MEAT 6 pts
- MELT 6 pts
- META 6 pts
- MULE 6 pts
- MUTE 6 pts
- TAME 6 pts
- TEAM 6 pts
- ALAE 4 pts
- LATE 4 pts
- LATU 4 pts
- LUTE 4 pts
- TAEL 4 pts
- TALA 4 pts
- TALE 4 pts
- TEAL 4 pts
- TELA 4 pts
- TULE 4 pts
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35 words- MAM 7 pts
- MEM 7 pts
- MUM 7 pts
- UMM 7 pts
- AMA 5 pts
- AMU 5 pts
- ELM 5 pts
- EMU 5 pts
- LAM 5 pts
- LUM 5 pts
- MAE 5 pts
- MAT 5 pts
- MEL 5 pts
- MET 5 pts
- MUT 5 pts
- TAM 5 pts
- TUM 5 pts
- AAL 3 pts
- ALA 3 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ALT 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- EAU 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- LAT 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- LET 3 pts
- LEU 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAU 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEL 3 pts
- UTA 3 pts
- UTE 3 pts
2-letter words
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