Words Containing TYM

63 words contain TYM anywhere. Scores range up to 29 points (ETYMOLOGIZING), averaging 16.8 points with standard English tile values. Every entry below shows its point value, US and UK dictionary validity, and a definition where available.

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A miner who works under contract.

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Definition

Plural of buttyman.

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Plural of etymon; the true origins of words.

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Pertaining to the etymon or origin of a word.

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The branch of linguistics dealing with word origins.

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Relating to the origin and history of words.

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In a way that relates to etymology.

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A book that explains word origins.

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A scholarly work on word derivations.

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Definition

Plural of ETYMOLOGY.

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To trace or explain the origin of a word.

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Past tense of ETYMOLOGISE.

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Third-person singular present tense of ETYMOLOGISE.

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Present participle of ETYMOLOGISE.

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A person who studies the origins of words.

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Plural of ETYMOLOGIST.

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To trace or explain the history of a word.

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Past tense of ETYMOLOGIZE.

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Third-person singular present tense of ETYMOLOGIZE.

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Present participle of ETYMOLOGIZE.

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Origin and historical development of a word.

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The earliest known form of a word from which later forms derive.

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Plural of ETYMON.

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A person who frequently uses coarse language.

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Plural of POTTYMOUTH.

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A worker responsible for safety.

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Plural of safetyman.

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The lead singer of a sea shanty, or a lumberjack.

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Plural of shantyman.

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Alternative form of stime.

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Past tense of STYME.

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Plural of STYME.

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To prevent or hinder someone from accomplishing something.

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Past tense of STYMIE.

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Present participle of STYMIE.

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Plural of STYMY.

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Present participle of STYME.

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A situation that obstructs progress.

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Present participle of STYMY.

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Definition

A sound-producing membrane in cicadas.

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Plural of TYMBAL.

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A water-cooled iron casting in a blast furnace arch.

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A drum with a membrane stretched over a hollow cylinder.

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Plural of tympanum or tympanon.

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Relating to the eardrum or middle ear.

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Kettledrums, typically in an orchestra.

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Relating to the eardrum or resembling a drum.

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Plural of TYMPANIC.

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Plural of TYMPANY.

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Shaped like a drum or tympanum.

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A person who plays the kettledrums.

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Plural of TYMPANIST.

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Swelling of the abdomen due to gas in the intestines or cavity.

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Plural of TYMPANITES.

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Relating to or affected with tympanites.

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Inflammation of the eardrum or middle ear.

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Plural of TYMPANITIS.

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A kettledrum.

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Plural of TYMPAN.

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The eardrum or the middle ear cavity.

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How many words containing tym are there?

There are 63 words containing tym.

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What is the highest-scoring word contain TYM anywhere?

ETYMOLOGIZING scores 29 points, the highest in this list using standard English tile values.