harmonica
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Definition of harmonica
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note.
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noun
- A musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note.
- A musical instrument, consisting of a series of hemispherical glasses which, by touching the edges with the dampened finger, give forth the tones.
- A toy instrument of strips of glass or metal hung on two tapes, and struck with hammers.
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Etymology
From armonica. Coined by American polymath and statesman Benjamin Franklin to refer to his glass harmonica, an instrument that predated the small wind instrument by several decades. Doublet of harmonic; compare Latin harmonicus.
Words you can make from harmonica
200+ playable · top: CHAIRMAN (15 pts)
Best play chairman 15 points8-letter words
5 words7-letter words
10 words6-letter words
26 words- CHIMAR 13 pts
- CHROMA 13 pts
- ANARCH 11 pts
- ANCHOR 11 pts
- ARCHON 11 pts
- CHOANA 11 pts
- HARMIN 11 pts
- INARCH 11 pts
- MOHAIR 11 pts
- RANCHO 11 pts
- ANOMIC 10 pts
- CAIMAN 10 pts
- CAMION 10 pts
- CARMAN 10 pts
- MACRON 10 pts
- MANIAC 10 pts
- MANIOC 10 pts
- MICRON 10 pts
- ACINAR 8 pts
- AIRMAN 8 pts
- ARNICA 8 pts
- CARINA 8 pts
- CRANIA 8 pts
- MARINA 8 pts
- RACINO 8 pts
- RAMONA 8 pts
5-letter words
57 words- CHARM 12 pts
- CHIRM 12 pts
- MACHO 12 pts
- MARCH 12 pts
- MOCHA 12 pts
- MOCHI 12 pts
- OHMIC 12 pts
- ANCHO 10 pts
- ARCHI 10 pts
- CHAIN 10 pts
- CHAIR 10 pts
- CHANA 10 pts
- CHIAO 10 pts
- CHINA 10 pts
- CHINO 10 pts
- CHIRO 10 pts
- CHOIR 10 pts
- HARAM 10 pts
- ICHOR 10 pts
- IHRAM 10 pts
- NACHO 10 pts
- ORACH 10 pts
- RANCH 10 pts
- ROACH 10 pts
- AMNIC 9 pts
- CAROM 9 pts
- MACON 9 pts
- MACRO 9 pts
- MANIC 9 pts
- MICRA 9 pts
- MICRO 9 pts
- MONIC 9 pts
- RHINO 8 pts
- ACARI 7 pts
- ACORN 7 pts
- AMAIN 7 pts
- AMINO 7 pts
- AMNIA 7 pts
- AMNIO 7 pts
- ANIMA 7 pts
- AROMA 7 pts
- CAIRN 7 pts
- CORIA 7 pts
- INARM 7 pts
- MANIA 7 pts
- MANOR 7 pts
- MARIA 7 pts
- MINOR 7 pts
- MOIRA 7 pts
- NARCO 7 pts
- NARIC 7 pts
- ORCIN 7 pts
- RACON 7 pts
- RAMIN 7 pts
- ROMAN 7 pts
- NAIRA 5 pts
- NORIA 5 pts
4-letter words
72 words- CHAM 11 pts
- MACH 11 pts
- AMAH 9 pts
- ARCH 9 pts
- CHAI 9 pts
- CHAO 9 pts
- CHAR 9 pts
- CHIA 9 pts
- CHIN 9 pts
- CHON 9 pts
- HARM 9 pts
- HOMA 9 pts
- INCH 9 pts
- RICH 9 pts
- CAMI 8 pts
- CAMO 8 pts
- COMA 8 pts
- CORM 8 pts
- CRAM 8 pts
- MARC 8 pts
- MICA 8 pts
- HAAR 7 pts
- HAIR 7 pts
- HOAR 7 pts
- HORA 7 pts
- HORN 7 pts
- OHIA 7 pts
- ACAI 6 pts
- ACRO 6 pts
- AMIA 6 pts
- AMIN 6 pts
- AMIR 6 pts
- ARCO 6 pts
- CAIN 6 pts
- CARN 6 pts
- CIAO 6 pts
- CION 6 pts
- COIN 6 pts
- COIR 6 pts
- CONI 6 pts
- CORN 6 pts
- CRIA 6 pts
- ICON 6 pts
- MAAR 6 pts
- MAIN 6 pts
- MAIR 6 pts
- MANA 6 pts
- MANI 6 pts
- MANO 6 pts
- MARA 6 pts
- MINA 6 pts
- MOAN 6 pts
- MORA 6 pts
- MORN 6 pts
- NARC 6 pts
- NOMA 6 pts
- NORM 6 pts
- ORCA 6 pts
- RAMI 6 pts
- ROAM 6 pts
- AIRN 4 pts
- ANOA 4 pts
- ARIA 4 pts
- INRO 4 pts
- IRON 4 pts
- NAOI 4 pts
- NOIR 4 pts
- NORI 4 pts
- RAIA 4 pts
- RAIN 4 pts
- RANI 4 pts
- ROAN 4 pts
3-letter words
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