isle

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
4
Words With Friends
5
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/aɪ̯l/(UK)

Definition of isle

6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An island, usually very small. Compare with islet.
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noun

  1. An island, usually very small. Compare with islet.
  2. (alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete spelling of aisle.

name

  1. A minor city in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States.
  2. A commune near Limoges, Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
  3. A river in Somerset, England, which flows into the River Parrett.
  4. A river in southwestern France, which flows into the Dordogne.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Middle English ile, yle (with s added, similar to English island), borrowed from Old French ille, idle, isle, from Latin insula. Not related to island. Doublet of insula.

Words you can make from isle

13 playable · top: LEIS (4 pts)

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3-letter words

6 words

2-letter words

5 words

Hooks

5 extensions · 2 front · 3 back

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