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

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Is mirliton a Scrabble UK word?

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

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8-letter words (1 found)

MIRLITON,

6-letter words (3 found)

NIRLIT,NITRIL,ROTINI,

5-letter words (12 found)

IMINO,INTIL,INTRO,LIMIT,LIROT,MILOR,MINOR,MIRIN,NITRO,TIMON,TORII,TRIOL,

4-letter words (49 found)

INRO,INTI,INTO,IRON,LIMN,LIMO,LINO,LINT,LION,LIRI,LOIN,LOIR,LORN,LOTI,MILO,MILT,MINI,MINO,MINT,MIRI,MIRO,MOIL,MOIT,MOLT,MORN,MORT,MOTI,NIRL,NOIL,NOIR,NORI,NORM,OINT,OMIT,RIOT,ROIL,ROIN,RONT,ROTI,ROTL,TIRL,TIRO,TOIL,TORI,TORN,TRIM,TRIN,TRIO,TRON,

3-letter words (31 found)

ION,LIN,LIT,LOR,LOT,MIL,MIR,MOI,MOL,MON,MOR,MOT,NIL,NIM,NIT,NOM,NOR,NOT,OIL,OLM,ORT,RIM,RIN,RIT,ROM,ROT,TIL,TIN,TOM,TON,TOR,

2-letter words (14 found)

IN,IO,IT,LI,LO,MI,MO,NO,OI,OM,ON,OR,TI,TO,

You can make 110 words from mirliton according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of mirliton

mirliton

Etymology

From French. Coined as a nonce to advertise a new women's bonnet, mirliton came to be applied to any trifle or trinket before acquiring several specific meanings. Compare the English word folderol.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, Standard Southern British, MLE) IPA(key): /ˈmɜːlɪˌtɒn/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɪɹləˌtɑn/

Noun

mirliton (plural mirlitons)

  1. A pear-shaped vegetable or its vine; the chayote.
  2. (music) The eunuch flute, a kind of kazoo or membranophone.
  3. An 18th-century hussar hat resembling a slightly conical shako or tall fez.
  4. A tartlet or biscuit garnished with almond, first produced in Rouen around 1800.

See also

  • Mirliton on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
  • Mirliton on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl

References

Anagrams

  • nitrolim

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miʁ.li.tɔ̃/

Noun

mirliton m (plural mirlitons)

  1. reed-pipe (flute-like instrument made from a reed that is sealed at both ends using an onion peel)

Derived terms

  • mirlitonesque
  • mirlitoniste
  • mirlitonner
  • mirlitonnesque

References

Further reading

  • “mirliton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org