METONYMY
Definition, meaning, and word game validity
Definitions for metonymy
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Metonymy
A trope in which one word is put for another that suggests it; as, we say, a man keeps a good table instead of good provisions; we read Virgil, that is, his poems; a man has a warm heart, that is, warm affections.
Word Game Validity
METONYMY is valid in Scrabble and most word games!
Scrabble Point Values
Total possible words using these letters:
2 Letter Words
- EM - 4 points
- EN - 2 points
- ET - 2 points
- ME - 4 points
- MM - 6 points
- ...and 11 more
4 Letter Words
- EMMY - 11 points
- MEMO - 8 points
- MENO - 6 points
- MOME - 8 points
- MONY - 9 points
- ...and 8 more
3 Letter Words
- EON - 3 points
- MEM - 7 points
- MEN - 5 points
- MET - 5 points
- MOM - 7 points
- ...and 16 more
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