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

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

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6-letter words (1 found)

MELLOW,

4-letter words (8 found)

LOME,LOWE,MELL,MEOW,MEWL,MOLE,MOLL,WELL,

3-letter words (16 found)

ELL,ELM,EMO,LEW,LOW,MEL,MEW,MOE,MOL,MOW,OLE,OLM,OWE,OWL,WEM,WOE,

2-letter words (11 found)

EL,EM,EW,LO,ME,MO,OE,OM,OW,WE,WO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 37 words from mellow according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of mellow

mellow

Etymology

The adjective is derived from Late Middle English melowe, melwe (“ripe, mellow; juicy; sweet”) [and other forms]; further etymology uncertain, possibly:

  • from an attributive use of melow, melowe, melewe, mele (“meal from ground grain or legumes; flour; kernel of barley or lentils”) [and other forms], from Old English melo, melu (“meal (edible part of a grain or pulse); flour”), from Proto-Germanic *melwą (“ground corn; meal; flour”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to crush; to grind”); or
  • a variant of Middle English merow, merowe, meruw (“soft, tender; of a person: frail; of love: unstable, variable”) [and other forms], from Old English meru, mearu (“soft, tender; delicate, frail; callow”) [and other forms], from Proto-Germanic *marwaz (“soft, mellow; brittle, delicate”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer(w)- (“to rub; to pack”).

The noun and verb are both derived from the adjective. The etymology of noun sense 3 (“close friend; lover”) is unknown, but may also be derived from the adjective.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɛləʊ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɛloʊ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛləʊ
  • Hyphenation: mel‧low

Adjective

mellow (comparative mellower or more mellow, superlative mellowest or most mellow)

  1. (also figuratively, of fruit) Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp.
    Synonyms: mellowy; see also Thesaurus:soft
  2. (also figuratively, of food or drink, or its flavour) Matured and smooth, and not acidic, harsh, or sharp.
  3. (of soil) Soft and easily penetrated or worked; not hard or rigid; loamy.
    Synonym: yielding
  4. (chiefly poetic)
    1. (of leaves, seeds, plants, etc.) Mature; of crops: ready to be harvested; ripe.
    2. (of a place, or the climate or weather) Fruitful and warm.
      Synonym: mellowy
  5. (figuratively)
    1. (of colour, sound, style, etc.) Not coarse, brash, harsh, or rough; delicate, rich, soft, subdued.
      Synonym: mellowy
    2. Senses relating to a person or their qualities.
      1. Well-matured from age or experience; not impetuous or impulsive; calm, dignified, gentle.
      2. Cheerful, genial, jovial, merry; also, easygoing, laid-back, relaxed.
        (cheerful): Synonyms: convivial, gay; see also Thesaurus:happy
        (relaxed): Synonyms: casual, easy-breezy
      3. Drunk, intoxicated; especially slightly or pleasantly so, or to an extent that makes one cheerful and friendly.
        Synonyms: mellowish; see also Thesaurus:drunk
      4. (chiefly US, slang) Pleasantly high or stoned, and relaxed after taking drugs; also, of drugs: slightly intoxicating and tending to produce such effects.
        Synonyms: see Thesaurus:stoned
  6. (chiefly African-American Vernacular, slang) Pleasing in some way; excellent, fantastic, great.

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Noun

mellow (plural mellows) (US, informal)

  1. The property of being mellow; mellowness.
  2. (specifically) A comfortable or relaxed mood.
  3. (African-American Vernacular) Also main mellow: a close friend or lover.

Derived terms

  • harsh one's mellow

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Verb

mellow (third-person singular simple present mellows, present participle mellowing, simple past and past participle mellowed)

  1. (transitive)
    1. To cause (fruit) to become soft or tender, specifically by ripening.
    2. To cause (food or drink, for example, cheese or wine, or its flavour) to become matured and smooth, and not acidic, harsh, or sharp.
    3. (archaic except British, regional) To soften (land or soil) and make it suitable for planting in.
    4. (figuratively)
      1. To reduce or remove the harshness or roughness from (something); to soften, to subdue, to tone down.
      2. To cause (a person) to become calmer, gentler, and more understanding, particularly from age or experience.
      3. (chiefly passive voice) To cause (a person) to become slightly or pleasantly drunk or intoxicated.
      4. (also reflexive, originally US, informal) Followed by out: to relax (a person); in particular, to cause (a person) to become pleasantly high or stoned by taking drugs.
  2. (intransitive)
    1. (of food or drink, or its flavour) To mature and lose its harshness or sharpness.
    2. (archaic except British, regional, of soil) To be rendered soft and suitable for planting in.
    3. (figuratively)
      1. To lose harshness; to become gentler, subdued, or toned down.
      2. (originally US, informal, followed by out, of a person) To relax; in particular, to become pleasantly high or stoned by taking drugs.

Derived terms

  • mellowed (adjective)
  • mellower
  • mellowing (adjective, noun)
  • mellow out
  • unmellowed

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References

Further reading

  • mellow (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Source: wiktionary.org