elsinore

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈɛlsɪnɔː/
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/ˈɛlsɪnɔː/ · /ˌɛlsɪˈnɔː/ · /ˈɛlsəˌnɔɹ/

Definition of elsinore

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A city in northern Zealand, Denmark. Its Kronborg Castle served as the setting for William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.
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name

  1. A city in northern Zealand, Denmark. Its Kronborg Castle served as the setting for William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.
  2. A neighbourhood in north Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  3. A community in Arran-Elderslie municipality, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
  4. Former name of Lake Elsinore, California (the settlement was renamed in 1972).
  5. A town in Sevier County, Utah, United States.

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Etymology

From Danish Helsingør, perhaps a derivation of hals (“narrow strait”, literally “throat; neck”), from Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kólsos. Compare also Helsinki and Helsingborg.

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