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Is ichor a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ichor is a Scrabble US word. The word ichor is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

I1C3H4O1R1

Is ichor a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ichor is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

I1C3H4O1R1

Is ichor a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ichor is a Words With Friends word. The word ichor is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

I1C4H3O1R1

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5-letter words (3 found)

CHIRO,CHOIR,ICHOR,

4-letter words (4 found)

COIR,HORI,RICH,ROCH,

3-letter words (10 found)

CHI,COR,HIC,HOC,HOI,ICH,OCH,ORC,RHO,ROC,

2-letter words (7 found)

CH,HI,HO,IO,OH,OI,OR,

You can make 24 words from ichor according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ichor

ichor

English

Etymology

Sense 1 (“liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods”) is borrowed from Medieval Latin ichor, from Ancient Greek ῑ̓χώρ (īkhṓr, “fluid running through the veins of gods, ichor; watery part of blood, lymph, serum; watery part of milk, whey; gravy; pus; naphtha”); further etymology unknown, probably from Pre-Greek.

Sense 2.4 (“fetid, watery discharge from a sore”) is from Middle English icor, icore [and other forms], from Medieval Latin ichor; see further above.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈaɪkɔː/, /-kə/, /ˈɪkə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈaɪkɔɹ/, /ˈɪkəɹ/

Noun

ichor (countable and uncountable, plural ichors)

  1. (Greek mythology) The liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods. [from late 17th c.]
  2. (by extension)
    1. (chiefly poetic) The blood of human beings or animals; also (obsolete) the clear, fluid portion of blood; blood plasma, plasma.
    2. (chiefly poetic, figuratively) A blood-like fluid.
    3. (geology, archaic) A fluid believed to seep out from magma and cause rock to turn into granite.
    4. (pathology, obsolete) A fetid, watery discharge from a sore; pus.
      Synonym: sanies

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Further reading

  • ichor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • chiro, chiro-, choir, chori, orchi

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ichor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈi.xɔr/
  • Rhymes: -ixɔr
  • Syllabification: i‧chor

Noun

ichor m inan

  1. (Greek mythology) ichor (liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods)

Declension

Further reading

  • ichor in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Source: wiktionary.org