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What does fennel mean? Is fennel a Scrabble word?

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Is fennel a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word fennel is a Scrabble US word. The word fennel is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

F4E1N1N1E1L1

Is fennel a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word fennel is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

F4E1N1N1E1L1

Is fennel a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word fennel is a Words With Friends word. The word fennel is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

F4E1N2N2E1L2

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6-letter words (1 found)

FENNEL,

4-letter words (4 found)

FEEL,FEEN,FLEE,NENE,

3-letter words (9 found)

EEL,EEN,ELF,ENE,FEE,FEN,LEE,NEE,NEF,

2-letter words (6 found)

EE,EF,EL,EN,FE,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 21 words from fennel according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of fennel

fennel

Etymology

From the Middle English fenel, from the late Old English finuðl, finule (weak feminine forms); fenol, finul (masculine forms), from Old French fenoil, from the Vulgar Latin *fēnuclum, fēnoclum, from Late Latin fēnuculum, from the Classical Latin faeniculum, a diminutive form of faenum (“hay”); compare the Italian finocchio, the Occitan fenolh, the French fenouil, and the Spanish hinojo. Doublet of finocchio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛnəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnəl

Noun

fennel (usually uncountable, plural fennels)

  1. A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.
  2. (cooking) The bulb, leaves, or stalks of the plant, eaten as a vegetable.
  3. (cooking) The seeds of the fennel plant used as a spice in cooking.

Synonyms

  • sweet anise

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  • fennel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Source: wiktionary.org