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clipt
5 letters · 5 distinct letters
A form of clip.
- verb
sever or remove by pinching or snipping
nip off the flowers
- noun
a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
- noun
an instance or single occasion for some event
this time he succeeded
- noun
any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together
- noun
an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress
- noun
the act of clipping or snipping
Word history
History of clip
1. From Middle English clippen, cleppen, clüppen, from Old English clyppan (“to hug, embrace, cherish, clasp”), from Proto Germanic *klumpijaną, from Proto Indo European *glemb, *glembʰ (“lump, clump, clod, clamp”). 2. From Middle English clippen, from Old Norse klippa (“to clip, cut the hair, shear sheep”).
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Why this word counts
- Where it comes from
- From the ENABLE word list, a public domain list made for word games.
- How common it is
- Too rare to measure in everyday writing.
- In the spelling bee
- Bonus word The ENABLE list is generous with rare words, so words found only there score as bonus words.