humblebee

Noun

robust hairy social bee of temperate regions
A bumblebee.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English humbul-be, humbulbe, hombul-be, from *humbul (“bumblebee”) + be (“bee”).
See also West Frisian hommel (“bumblebee”), Dutch hommel (“bumblebee”), German Low German Hummel (“bumblebee”), German Hummel (“bumblebee”), Swedish humla (“bumblebee”), Norwegian humle (“bumblebee”); also cognate with Dutch hommelbij (“bumblebee”), Danish humlebi (“bumblebee”). Compare also English humble (“to hum”).

Synonyms

bumblebee

Scrabble Score: 18

humblebee: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
humblebee: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
humblebee: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

humblebee: not valid in Words With Friends