Definition of HAMLET

hamlet

Plural: hamlets

Noun

  • A small settlement, generally smaller than a village, lacking a church.
  • a community of people smaller than a village
  • the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father
  • a settlement smaller than a town
  • A small village or a group of houses.
  • A village that does not have its own church.
  • Any of the fish of the genus Hypoplectrus in the family Serranidae.

Examples

  • He searched for a place to build a HAMLET of letters on the sparse board.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English hamlet, hamelet, a borrowing from Old French hamelet, diminutive of Old French hamel, in turn diminutive of Old French ham, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *haim, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *haimaz (whence English home). Equivalent to Middle English ham (“home, village”) + -let (“small”).

Synonyms

crossroads, village, thorp

Scrabble Score: 11

hamlet: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
hamlet: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hamlet: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

hamlet: valid Words With Friends Word