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Is pretzel a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word pretzel is a Scrabble US word. The word pretzel is worth 18 points in Scrabble:

P3R1E1T1Z10E1L1

Is pretzel a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word pretzel is a Scrabble UK word and has 18 points:

P3R1E1T1Z10E1L1

Is pretzel a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word pretzel is a Words With Friends word. The word pretzel is worth 20 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4R1E1T1Z10E1L2

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7-letter words (1 found)

PRETZEL,

6-letter words (2 found)

PELTER,PETREL,

5-letter words (5 found)

LEPER,PETER,PETRE,RELET,REPEL,

4-letter words (21 found)

LEEP,LEER,LEET,LEPT,LERE,LERP,PEEL,PEER,PELE,PELT,PERE,PERT,PREE,PREZ,REEL,RETE,TEEL,TEER,TELE,TREE,TREZ,

3-letter words (21 found)

EEL,ELT,ERE,LEE,LEP,LET,LEZ,PEE,PEL,PER,PET,PRE,REE,REP,RET,REZ,TEE,TEL,ZEE,ZEL,ZEP,

2-letter words (8 found)

EE,EL,ER,ET,PE,RE,TE,ZE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 59 words from pretzel according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of pretzel

pretzel

Alternative forms

  • bretzel (dated)
  • brezel (rare)

Etymology

From dialectal German Pretzel, a variant of standard Brezel, from Old High German brēzitella, from Vulgar Latin *brāchiātellus, diminutive of Latin brāchium, bracchium (“arm”); named for the appearance of folded arms.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɹɛt.səl/, [ˈpʰɹɛʔt͡sɫ̩]
  • Rhymes: -ɛtsəl

Noun

pretzel (plural pretzels)

  1. (cooking) A toasted bread or cracker usually in the shape of a loose knot.
  2. (by extension) Anything that is knotted, twisted, or tangled.

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Verb

pretzel (third-person singular simple present pretzels, present participle pretzelling or (US) pretzeling, simple past and past participle pretzelled or (US) pretzeled)

  1. (transitive, Canada, US, informal) To bend, twist, or contort.
    Synonyms: bend, twist, contort

Synonyms

  • pretzelize

Further reading

  • pretzel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Etymology

From dialectal German Pretzel, a variant of standard Brezel.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɾɛtsew/

Noun

pretzel m (plural pretzels)

  1. pretzel (toasted bread or cracker in the shape of a knot)

Samoan

Etymology

Derived from English pretzel.

Noun

pretzel

  1. pretzel

Swedish

Noun

pretzel c

  1. a pretzel
    Synonym: (informal) (salt)kringla

Declension

References

  • pretzel in Svensk ordbok (SO)

Source: wiktionary.org