Words · Less common
hellion
7 letters · 6 distinct letters
- noun
a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)
he chased the young hellions out of his yard
Word history
An alteration, under the influence of hell, of northern English/Scottish dialectal hallion (“scamp, worthless fellow”), of unknown origin.
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Why this word counts
- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 50: the standard list most spell checkers use.
- How common it is
- Used about once in every 8 million words.
- In the spelling bee
- Bonus word It’s waiting for an editor’s review because one of its meanings is disparaging. Until then it scores as a bonus word.