Possible Words From metonymy
By length, the words from METONYMY split into 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 4 with 6, 9 with 5, 18 with 4, 29 with 3 and 18 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
8 Letter Words You Can Make with metonymy
1 word · top score 18
- metonymy18
7 Letter Words You Can Make with metonymy
1 word · top score 14 (+50 for all 7 tiles)
There is a single one of the 7-letter words in METONYMY: METONYM, 14 points.
- metonym14
6 Letter Words You Can Make with metonymy
4 words · top score 11 · everyday: MOMENT
Among the 6-letter words made with METONYMY letters, ETYMON and TOYMEN tie for first at 11 points. MOMENT is an everyday pick.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with metonymy
9 words · top score 12 · everyday: MONEY, MONTE
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble METONYMY, TOMMY leads with 12 points, then MEYNT and MONEY on 10. MONTE is the familiar one.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with metonymy
18 words · top score 11 · everyday: NOTE, TONE, MEMO
EMMY tops the 4-letter words from METONYMY at 11 points; next come MONY on 9 and MEMO on 8. NOTE, TONE and TOME will look familiar.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with metonymy
29 words · top score 8 · everyday: NOT, ONE, MEN
MOY, NYM and YOM share the top score of 8 among the 3-letter words made with METONYMY letters. NOT, ONE and MEN are the ones most people know.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with metonymy
18 words · top score 7 · everyday: ON, NO
The best of the 2-letter words you get when you unscramble METONYMY is MY, 7 points; MM on 6 and NY on 5 follow. ON and NO are everyday picks.
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METONYMY With One Letter Changed
These 3 words have the length of METONYMY, with one letter different:
- Y S gives METONYMS · unscramble metonyms
- T R gives MERONYMY · unscramble meronymy
- Y L gives MOMENTLY · words from momently
More 8-letter words: starting with ME · ending in MY · all 8-letter words
Definitions for the Top METONYMY Plays
METONYMY first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- METONYMY 18 · 19
- substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')
- METONYM 14 · 16
- a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing
- TOMMY 12 · 13
- a loaf of bread
- EMMY 11 · 12
- a trademark
- ETYMON 11 · 12
- a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
- MOMENT 10 · 13
- a particular point in time
- MONEY 10 · 11
- the most common medium of exchange
- MONTY 10 · 11
- the full amount expected or possible
METONYMY in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept METONYMY, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| METONYMY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 80) | 63 | 80 | 59 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: TOYMEN, MEYNT, MONTEM, MOY, NYM, EYOT, MOTEN, TOEY, YONT, YOTE, MENT, NOY and 5 more, 17 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MONTY, MENTO, EMO and TE, 4 in all.
80 words come out when you unscramble METONYMY, starting with METONYMY itself: 18 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants.