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Is melic a Scrabble word?

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

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Is melic a Scrabble UK word?

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

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5-letter words (2 found)

CLIME,MELIC,

4-letter words (8 found)

CEIL,CIEL,CLEM,EMIC,LICE,LIME,MICE,MILE,

3-letter words (8 found)

CEL,ELM,ICE,LEI,LIE,MEL,MIC,MIL,

2-letter words (5 found)

EL,EM,LI,ME,MI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

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

All 5 letters words made out of melic

melic emlic mleic lmeic elmic lemic meilc emilc mielc imelc eimlc iemlc mliec lmiec milec imlec limec ilmec elimc leimc eilmc ielmc liemc ilemc melci emlci mleci lmeci elmci lemci mecli emcli mceli cmeli ecmli cemli mlcei lmcei mclei cmlei lcmei clmei elcmi lecmi eclmi celmi lcemi clemi meicl emicl miecl imecl eimcl iemcl mecil emcil mceil cmeil ecmil cemil micel imcel mciel cmiel icmel cimel eicml iecml eciml ceiml iceml cieml mlice lmice milce imlce limce ilmce mlcie lmcie mclie cmlie lcmie clmie micle imcle mcile cmile icmle cimle licme ilcme lcime clime iclme cilme elicm leicm eilcm ielcm liecm ilecm elcim lecim eclim celim lceim cleim eiclm ieclm ecilm ceilm icelm cielm licem ilcem lciem cliem iclem cilem

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Definitions and meaning of melic

melic

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈmɛlɪk/

Etymology 1

From Latin melicus, from Koine Greek μελικός (melikós), from Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, song, lyric).

Adjective

melic (comparative more melic, superlative most melic)

  1. Of or pertaining to Greek lyric verse. [from 17th c.]
Related terms
  • melody
  • melos

Etymology 2

From translingual Melica (genus name), probably from Italian melica, meliga (sorghum, millet).

Noun

melic (plural melics)

  1. Any of various grasses, of the genus Melica, from northern temperate regions. [from 18th c.]
Translations

Anagrams

  • clime

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin umbilīcus, with rebracketing of l'omeliclo melic. Doublet of llombrígol.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [məˈlik]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [meˈlik]
  • Rhymes: -ik

Noun

melic m (plural melics)

  1. navel
    Synonym: llombrígol

References

Further reading

  • “melic” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
  • “melic”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Source: wiktionary.org