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Is maniple a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word maniple is a Scrabble US word. The word maniple is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

M3A1N1I1P3L1E1

Is maniple a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word maniple is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

M3A1N1I1P3L1E1

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7-letter words (2 found)

IMPANEL,MANIPLE,

6-letter words (8 found)

ALPINE,IMPALE,MALINE,MENIAL,PALMIE,PENIAL,PIEMAN,PINEAL,

5-letter words (28 found)

ALIEN,ALINE,AMINE,AMPLE,ANILE,ANIME,ELAIN,EMAIL,IMPEL,LAPIN,LEMAN,LIANE,LIMAN,LIMEN,LIMPA,MAILE,MAPLE,MILPA,MINAE,PANEL,PANIM,PELMA,PENAL,PILAE,PILEA,PLAIN,PLANE,PLENA,

4-letter words (67 found)

AINE,ALME,AMEN,AMIE,AMIN,ANIL,EINA,ELAN,ILEA,LAIN,LAME,LAMP,LANE,LEAM,LEAN,LEAP,LIEN,LIMA,LIME,LIMN,LIMP,LINE,LIPA,LIPE,MAIL,MAIN,MALE,MALI,MANE,MANI,MEAL,MEAN,MEIN,MELA,MIEN,MILE,MINA,MINE,NAIL,NAME,NAPE,NEAL,NEAP,NEMA,NIPA,PAIL,PAIN,PALE,PALI,PALM,PANE,PEAL,PEAN,PEIN,PELA,PENI,PIAL,PIAN,PILA,PILE,PIMA,PINA,PINE,PLAN,PLEA,PLIE,PLIM,

3-letter words (47 found)

AIL,AIM,AIN,ALE,ALP,AME,AMI,AMP,ANE,ANI,APE,EAN,ELM,IMP,LAM,LAP,LEA,LEI,LEP,LIE,LIN,LIP,MAE,MAL,MAN,MAP,MEL,MEN,MIL,MNA,NAE,NAM,NAP,NEP,NIE,NIL,NIM,NIP,PAL,PAM,PAN,PEA,PEL,PEN,PIA,PIE,PIN,

2-letter words (20 found)

AE,AI,AL,AM,AN,EA,EL,EM,EN,IN,LA,LI,MA,ME,MI,NA,NE,PA,PE,PI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 173 words from maniple according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of maniple

maniple

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmænɪp(ə)l/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmænəpəl/
  • Hyphenation: man‧i‧ple

Etymology 1

From Late Middle English maniple, manyple (“scarf worn as vestment, maniple”), borrowed from Middle French, Old French maniple, manipule (“handful; troop of soldiers; scarf worn as vestment”) (modern French manipule), from Latin manipulus (“bundle, handful; troop of soldiers”), from manus (“hand”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon, signal”)) + the weakened root of pleō (“to fill; to fulfil”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”)). The English word is cognate with Italian manipulo (“scarf worn as vestment”) (obsolete), manipolo (“handful; troop of soldiers; scarf worn as vestment”).

Sense 2 (“part of a priest’s vestments”) is probably from the fact that the item was originally carried in the hand. It may originate from a handkerchief or napkin worn by Roman consuls as an indication of rank.

Noun

maniple (plural maniples)

  1. (Ancient Rome, military) A division of the Roman army numbering 120 (or sometimes 60) soldiers exclusive of officers; (generally, obsolete) any small body of soldiers.
    Holonym: legion
    Coordinate terms: century, cohort
  2. (Christianity, chiefly historical) In Western Christianity, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church, and sometimes the Church of England.
    Synonym: (one sense) fanon
  3. (obsolete, informal) A hand; a fist.
Alternative forms
  • manyple [Late Middle English–16th c.]
  • mainipul, manypule [16th c.]
  • manaple, manipul [17th c.]
  • manipule [17th–18th c.]
  • manuple [17th and 19th c.]
  • manipil (Scotland) [before 18th c.]
Derived terms
  • maniple of the curates
Related terms
  • manipular
  • manipulary (obsolete, rare)
Translations
See also
  • (part of a priest's vestments): epimanikion

Etymology 2

Probably from Late Latin manipulus (“bundle, handful; drachm”) (see further at etymology 1), modelled on Ancient Greek δράγμα (drágma, “bundle, handful; sheaf”) which was confused with δραχμή (drakhmḗ, “drachm”).

Noun

maniple (plural maniples)

  1. (obsolete) A handful.

References

Further reading

  • maniple (military unit) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • maniple (vestment) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • impanel, palmine

Source: wiktionary.org