essonite
Plural: essonites
Noun
- A transparent, reddish-brown variety of garnet, often used as a gemstone.
- a garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown
- Alternative spelling of hessonite (“Cinnamon stone, a variety of garnet”).
Examples
- Finding ESSONITE on a triple letter score was as rare and beautiful as the garnet itself.
Origin / Etymology
Named from Ancient Greek ἥσσων (hḗssōn, “inferior”), because not so hard as some minerals it resembles (e.g. hyacinth).
Synonyms
cinnamon stone, hessonite
Scrabble Score: 8
essonite: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordessonite: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
essonite: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
essonite: valid Words With Friends Word