hemp

Plural: hemps

Noun

A tall plant, Cannabis sativa, cultivated for fiber and oil.
a plant fiber
any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs
a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging
A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.
Various products of this plant, including fibres and the drug cannabis.
The gallows.

Examples

He braided his ’P’ and ’H’ tiles together, hoping to form a word like HEMP.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English hemp, from Old English henep, from Proto-West Germanic *hanapi, from Proto-Germanic *hanapiz. Doublet of cannabis and canvas.

Synonyms

cannabis, halter, hangman's halter, hangman's rope, hempen necktie

Scrabble Score: 11

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

Words With Friends Score: 12

hemp: valid Words With Friends Word