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laptop
/ˈlæpˌtɑp/ · 6 letters · 5 distinct letters
- noun
a portable computer small enough to use in your lap
Word history
From lap (“upper legs of a seated person”) + top, modeled after desktop.
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Why this word counts
- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 40: the standard list most spell checkers use.
- How common it is
- Used about 17 times in every million words.
- In the spelling bee
- Daily answer A standard word with a definition we can show, so it can be a daily answer.