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imping
6 letters · 5 distinct letters
A form of imp.
- noun
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- noun
one who is playfully mischievous
Word history
History of imp
From Middle English impen, ympen (“to plant; (figuratively) to bury; to graft; to add to, insert, put into, set in; to mend (a falcon’s feather) by attaching a new feather on to the broken stump”), from Old English impian, ġeimpian (“to graft”), from Proto West Germanic *impōn (“to graft”), from Vulgar Latin *imputō (“to graft”), from Ancient Greek ἔμφῠτος (émphŭtos, “implanted; planted”).
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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.