Words · Rare
denned
6 letters · 3 distinct letters
A form of den.
- noun
the habitation of wild animals
- noun
a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws
- noun
a unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts
- noun
a room that is comfortable and secluded
Word history
History of den
1. From Middle English den, from Old English denn (“den, lair (of a beast), cave; a swine pasture, a woodland pasture for swine”), from Proto West Germanic *dani (“threshing floor, barn floor”). 2. From Old French denier, from Latin denarius.
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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.