spelunk
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 7
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Definition of spelunk
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (obsolete)A cave, cavern or grotto.
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noun
- (obsolete)A cave, cavern or grotto.
verb
- To explore caves.
- To explore a system in depth.
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Etymology
From Middle English spelunke, from Old French spelonque and/or Latin spelunca, from Ancient Greek σπῆλυγξ (spêlunx, “cave”), related to σπέος (spéos). Cognates include Middle Dutch spelunke, spelonke, German Spelunke.
Words you can make from spelunk
80 playable · top: PLUNKS (12 pts)
Best play plunks 12 points5-letter words
14 words4-letter words
31 words- KELP 10 pts
- KEPS 10 pts
- PUKE 10 pts
- PULK 10 pts
- PUNK 10 pts
- SKEP 10 pts
- ELKS 8 pts
- KENS 8 pts
- KUES 8 pts
- KUNE 8 pts
- LEKS 8 pts
- LEKU 8 pts
- LUNK 8 pts
- NEUK 8 pts
- NUKE 8 pts
- SULK 8 pts
- SUNK 8 pts
- UKES 8 pts
- PENS 6 pts
- PLUS 6 pts
- PULE 6 pts
- PULS 6 pts
- PUNS 6 pts
- SPUE 6 pts
- SPUN 6 pts
- SUPE 6 pts
- LENS 4 pts
- LUES 4 pts
- LUNE 4 pts
- LUNS 4 pts
- SLUE 4 pts
3-letter words
25 words2-letter words
9 wordsHooks
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