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lipping
7 letters · 5 distinct letters
A form of lip.
- noun
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
- noun
(botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx
- noun
an impudent or insolent rejoinder
don't give me any of your sass
- noun
the top edge of a vessel or other container
- noun
either the outer margin or the inner margin of the aperture of a gastropod's shell
Word history
History of lip
From Middle English lippe, from Old English lippa, lippe (“lip”), from Proto West Germanic *lippjō (“lip”), from Proto Germanic *lepô, from Proto Indo European *leb (“to hang loosely, droop, sag”). Latin labium (“lip”).
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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
- Rarer than once in ten million words.
- In the spelling bee
- Bonus word The ENABLE list is generous with rare words, so words found only there score as bonus words.